{"product_id":"fifty-nine-in-84-paperback","title":"Fifty-nine in '84 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Achorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"First-class narrative history that can stand with everything Steven Ambrose wrote. . . . Achorn's description of the utter insanity that was barehanded baseball is vivid and alive.\" --\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A beautifully written, meticulously researched story about a bygone baseball era that even die-hard fans will find foreign, and about a pitcher who might have been the greatest of all time.\" -- Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer prize-winning historian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1884 Providence Grays pitcher Charles \"Old Hoss\" Radbourn won an astounding fifty-nine games--more than anyone in major-league history ever had before, or has since. He then went on to win all three games of baseball's first World Series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty-nine in '84\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story not only of that amazing feat of grit but also of big-league baseball two decades after the Civil War--a brutal, bloody sport played barehanded, the profession of uneducated, hard-drinking men who thought little of cheating outrageously or maiming an opponent to win. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonderfully entertaining, \u003cem\u003eFifty-nine in '84\u003c\/em\u003e is an indelible portrait of a legendary player and a fascinating, little-known era of the national pastime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1884, Providence Grays pitcher Charles Old Hoss Radbourn won an astounding fifty-nine games--more than anyone in major-league history ever had before, or has since. He then went on to win all three games of baseball's first World Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty-nine in '84\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story not only of that amazing feat of grit but also of big-league baseball two decades after the Civil War--a brutal, bloody sport played barehanded, the profession of uneducated, hard-drinking men who thought little of cheating outrageously or maiming an opponent to win. Wonderfully entertaining, \u003cem\u003eFifty-nine in '84\u003c\/em\u003e is an indelible portrait of a legendary player and a fascinating, little-known era of the national pastime.\u003c\/p\u003e--Cait Murphy, author of CRAZY '08\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1884, Providence Grays pitcher Charles \"Old Hoss\" Radbourn won an astounding fifty-nine games--more than anyone in major-league history ever had before, or has since. He then went on to win all three games of baseball's first World Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty-nine in '84\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story not only of that amazing feat of grit but also of big-league baseball two decades after the Civil War--a brutal, bloody sport played barehanded, the profession of uneducated, hard-drinking men who thought little of cheating outrageously or maiming an opponent to win. Wonderfully entertaining, \u003cem\u003eFifty-nine in '84\u003c\/em\u003e is an indelible portrait of a legendary player and a fascinating, little-known era of the national pastime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 7.98 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724755570751,"sku":"9780061825873","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/95f273533c43742a3c179c58fb6f6b86.webp?v=1765103808","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fifty-nine-in-84-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}