Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball

Informationen zum Autor Jerrold Casway is professor of history and chair of the Social Sciences/Teacher Education Division at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. He specializes in early modern Irish history and nineteenth-century baseball. Klappentext Jerrold Casway's captivating biography of legendary baseball player Ed Delahanty (1867-1903) offers a compelling examination of the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville," including the enigma surrounding his tragic and untimely death. Through Delahanty's story, Casway traces the evolving character of major league baseball and its effect on the lives and ambitions of its athletes. Zusammenfassung This biography of baseball player Ed Delahanty offers a compelling examination of the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville."

Klappentext

Jerrold Casway's captivating biography of legendary baseball player Ed Delahanty (1867-1903) offers a compelling examination of the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville," including the enigma surrounding his tragic and untimely death. Through Delahanty's story, Casway traces the evolving character of major league baseball and its effect on the lives and ambitions of its athletes.

Zusammenfassung
This biography of baseball player Ed Delahanty offers a compelling examination of the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville."