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Forty years a Giant : the life of Horace Stoneham
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Title
Forty years a Giant : the life of Horace Stoneham / Steve Treder.
ISBN
9781496224194
1496224191
9781496227232
9781496227249
9781496227256
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Physical Description
xviii, 477 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"Forty Years a Giant is the life story of Horace Stoneham, who inherited the New York Giants major league baseball franchise in 1936, and owned and operated the organization until 1976"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
40 years a Giant
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 22, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: Sunday, September 21, 1975
Horrie, I bought you a ball club
Roaring into the Twenties
Hard truths
Brooklyn is still in the league
War, peace, and nice guys
We knew segregation was wrong
Horace Stoneham has finally got a winner
We have no chance to survive here
Open your Golden Gate
It's bye, bye, Baby
No cigar
Certainly the move will hurt us
Resilience
I never thought I would trade Willie
You can't get discouraged
Epilogue.
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