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The First Fall Classic:  The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912

The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912

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The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912

by Vaccaro, Mike

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9780385526241
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New York: Doubleday, 2009. "Mike Vaccaro does not exaggerate when he says that 'the World Series was really born in 1912.' [He has] written a smart, lively account of the series that goes beyond the games themselves - though his accounts of all of them are vivid - to show how what happened during that series reflected what was happening in the nation." (The Washington Post). 304pp.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Near Fine. Large Octavo.

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Acclaimed author Mike Vaccaro presents a riveting, must-read account of what remains, nearly a century later, the greatest World Series ever played. In October of 1912, seven years before gambling nearly destroyed the sport, the world of baseball got lucky. It would get two teams-the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants, winners of a combined 208 games during the regular season-who may well have been the two finest ball clubs ever assembled to that point. Most importantly, during the course of eight games spanning nine days in that marvelous baseball autumn, they would elevate the World Series from a regional October novelty to a national obsession. The games would fight for space on the front pages of the nation's newspapers, battling both an assassin's bullet and the most sensational trial of the young century, with the Series often carrying the day and earning the "wood."In The First Fall Classic, veteran sports journalist and author Mike Vaccaro brings to life a bygone era in cinematic and intimate detail-and gives fans a wonderful page-turner that re-creates the magic and suspense of the world's first great series.From the Hardcover edition.

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Title
The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912
Author
Vaccaro, Mike
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
DJ Near Fine
Edition
1st Printing
ISBN 10
0385526245
ISBN 13
9780385526241
Publisher
Doubleday
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2009
Size
Large Octavo

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