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UNINA9910451351903321 |
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Autore |
Robinson Ray |
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Titolo |
Matty [[electronic resource] ] : An American Hero |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-028244-4 |
1-280-53496-6 |
0-19-535777-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Baseball players |
Mathewson, Christy |
Baseball players - Biography - United States |
Social Sciences |
Recreation & Sports |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Heroes; 2. Growing Up in Factoryville; 3. "" 'Ray, Bucknell!""; 4. With the Giants; 5. Matty and Little Napoleon; 6. In Matty's Time; 7. The Rise of the Giants; 8. Big Six at His Peak; 9. Joy and Sorrow; 10. A Memorable Year; 11. Death in the Family; 12. On Top Again; 13. Snodgrass Muffs One; 14. A Last Series; 15. Declining Years; 16. ""My Eyes Are Very Misty for Christy""; 17. A Sentimental Duel; 18. America Enters the War; 19. Captain Matty; 20. Back with the Giants; 21. At Saranac Lake; 22. In Boston's Front Office; 23. The Last Days; 24. The Matty Legend |
25. After Matty Was GoneIndex |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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