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Author:

Zminda, Don, author.

Title:

Double plays and double crosses : the Black Sox and baseball in 1920 / Don Zminda.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xviii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)--History.
World Series (Baseball)--(1919)
Baseball--History--United States--History--20th century.
Baseball and gambling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-305) and index.

Contents:

Foreword / by Rob Neyer -- Introduction -- Prelude: 1917 -- A cold (and dry) New Year -- Detective stories -- Insurrectionists -- Waco -- A good start -- The absent brother -- Trials and triumphs -- Abe tells -- Scandal, tragedy -- and first place -- The suspicious slump -- The Grand Jury -- Busted -- A bitter month -- Here comes the Judge -- Epilogue: Trials, tribulations, and thoughts.

Summary:

"This book is the exciting story of how one of the most infamous scandals in American history-the Black Sox scandal-continued for over a year following the "fixed" World Series of 1919 until the truth began to emerge. It is a story of gamblers and crooks; a story of teammates betraying one another; a story of investigations and cover-ups"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1538142325
9781538142325

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1191241658

LCCN:

2020036349

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)