Strikeout, a Novel About Baseball Free

Author: James Hawking
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ISBN: 0865348642

Strikeout, a Novel About Baseball, Broadway and the Brotherhood in the 19th Century

John Ward--pitcher turned shortstop, author, lawyer and president of the first union for professional athletes--was married to the glamorous Helen Dauvray, a child star who re-invented herself on the Paris stage and as a leading lady and a wealthy producer on Broadway. Get Strikeout, a Novel About Baseball literature books for free.
On Albert Spalding's World Tour, Ward captained a team that played by the pyramids and across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. Coming home for the 1889 season as conquering heros, the players started their rebellion against the autocratic owners led by Spalding. This unique historical novel moves deftly between the field and the stands at actual games, turns to Ward's tangled personal life and describes the events that led to the formation of the Players League. Each chapter contains Check Strikeout, a Novel About Baseball our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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