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Matty: An American Hero

Matty: An American Hero Hardcover_cloth spine - 1998

by Robinson, Raymond Kenneth (1920-2017)

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NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Fine-Collectible/Fine. 6.25"x9.5" 236 indexed pgs. First printing. White boards. Navy cloth spine w/white letters. A/F paper. Jacket design by Jeff Faville. Spine slanted, sewn binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. When all-time pitching great Christy Mathewson died of tuberculosis in 1925 at the age of 45, it touched off a wave of national mourning that remains without precedent for an American athlete. The World Series was underway, and the game the day after Mathewson's death took on the trappings of a state funeral: officials slowly lowered the flag to half-mast, each ballplayer wore a black armband, and fans joined together in a chorus of "Nearer My God to Thee." Newspaper editorials recalled Mathewson's glorious career with the New York Giants, but also emphasized his unstinting good sportsmanship and voluntary service in World War I. Source: Publisher.
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  • Title Matty: An American Hero
  • Author Robinson, Raymond Kenneth (1920-2017)
  • Binding Hardcover_cloth spine
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine-Collectible
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, NY
  • Date 1998
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 15322
  • ISBN 9780195076295 / 019507629X
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.01 in (24.13 x 16.51 x 2.57 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball players - United States - Biography, Mathewson, Christy
  • 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.

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About the Author:
Ray Robinson is a veteran magazine editor and sportswriter. He is the author of the widely acclaimed biography, Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in his Time, and Oh, Baby, I Love It!, with Tim McCarver. He lives in New York Cit

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