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Lardner Applied His Singular Touch Not Only To His Era's Icons-- Joe Louis, Ted Williams, Satchel Paige-- But To The Scamps, Eccentrics, Hustlers, And Con Men In The Shadow Of Sports. Whether In Snappy Columns Or Leisurely Magazine Pieces, Lardner Held Sport Of Every Description Up To The Light, Forever Changing The Way People Wrote, Read, And Thought About Their Heroes, From Superstars To Scrappers. These Forty-nine Pieces Represent Sportswriting At The Top Of Its Game--p. [4] Of Cover. In A Class By Themselves. Down Great Purple Valleys ; The Haig: Rowdy Rebel Of The Fairways -- Bats And Brawls. Babe Herman ; Good-by To All That ; Memoirs Of Old Satch ; Most Blood For Your Money ; The Home Of The Bean And The Kid ; The World's Richest Problem Child ; Hard-way Bill On The Mississippi ; They Walked By Night ; Baseball Eye ; Passing Of An Unlicensed Hero ; The All-american Rookie ; Ball Fans And Other Primates ; Memoirs Of A Mild Fanatic ; Razor Blades Amok ; The Space Revolution -- Cauliflower Alley. Morgan On Jaws ; Bag Hits Baer ; The Boy Bandit ; Upsy Downsy ; Death Of A Simian And A Scholar ; The Case Of The Chilly Giant ; Mr. Percentage ; Life With Eddie ; The Sweet And The To

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Author

Lardner, John; Schulian, John

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9786613051059

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Computer Science, Anthropology, Reference

Rating

3.67 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14