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Matty: An American Hero: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants Paperback / softback - 1994
by Ray Robinson
- New
- Paperback
Here's the story of a man who became America's first authentic sports hero, a man who showed an eager public that a real-life role model could be found in the athletic arena. Drawing on rare interviews, press clips, and eyewitness accounts, Matty offers insight into the making of an early 20th-century hero. Photos.
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- Title Matty: An American Hero: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants
- Author Ray Robinson
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date 1994-12-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9780195092639
- ISBN 9780195092639 / 0195092635
- Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 9.12 x 6.1 x 0.66 in (23.16 x 15.49 x 1.68 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92040974
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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WHEN Christy Mathewson, possibly the most accomplished pitcher of all time, was born in the tiny town of Factoryville, Pennsylvania, in 1880, there were few, if any, athletic heroes.