This book, dramatized for a movie in 1988, covers the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series.
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This book, dramatized for a movie in 1988, covers the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Shows some light wear from age and use. Interior is good with sound binding and no marks, damage or labels. Thanks for your business! Your satisfaction is guaranteed!
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Good. Binding and spine tight. Cover has shelf and edge wear. Foxing to outsides of pages. Tanning to pages. No apparent marks throughout this book. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Good. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series (The Black Sox & the 1919 World Series) (SOFTCOVER CONDITION GOOD-PUBLISHED BY HENRY HOLT AND CO-COPYRIGHT 1987...302 PAGES) Eliot Asinof (Author) The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 302 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series (The Black Sox & the 1919 World Series) (SOFTCOVER CONDITION GOOD-PUBLISHED BY HENRY HOLT AND CO-COPYRIGHT 1987...302 PAGES) Eliot Asinof (Author) The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America! First published in 1963, Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation s leading gamblers to throw the Series in Cincinnati. Mr. Asinof vividly describes the tense meetings, the hitches in the conniving, the actual plays in which the Series was thrown, the Grand Jury indictment, and the famous 1921 trial. Moving behind the scenes, he perceptively examines the motives and backgrounds of the players and the conditions that made the improbable fix all too possible. Here, too, is a graphic picture of the American underworld that managed the fix, the deeply shocked newspapermen who uncovered the story, and the war-exhausted nation that turned with relief and pride to the Series, only to be rocked by the scandal. Far more than a superbly told baseball story, this is a compelling slice of American history in the aftermath of World War I and at the cusp of the Roaring Twenties.
