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Author:

Thayer, Ernest Lawrence, 1863-1940.

Title:

Casey at the bat : the authentic, famous baseball saga / by Ernest L. Thayer ; recited to great effect by DeWolf Hopper.

Publisher:

Library of Congress,

Copyright Date:

1986

Description:

[4] p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 sound disc (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 7 in.)

Subject:

Baseball--Poetry.
American poetry.
Baseball--Poetry.

Other Authors:

Gilreath, James, 1947-
Hopper, De Wolf, 1858-1935.
Keller, Edgar, 1868-1932, ill.

Notes:

"This edition ... is adapted from a 1904 pamphlet illustrated by commercial artist Edgar Keller ... Hopper recorded Casey on June 16, 1909, and it was released on disc the following September by the Victor Talking Machine Company"--Gilreath. Cover title. Introductory note on p. [2] of cover signed: James Gilreath, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

Summary:

A narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game. Includes biographical information on Thayer and a phonograph record of a 1909 recitation by DeWolf Hopper.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)22765442

LCCN:

87181356

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)