It's the end of the 19th century and the basepaths are alive with legendary players such as John McGraw and Honus Wagner. Cy Young is on the mound and King Saturday (the Cleveland Indian) is at bat. The "kranks," or fans, are rooting for action. "The Cleveland Indian" brings to life the bawdy, often sinister, final days of the Gay Nineties. Against this panorama, the author fields an authentic 1897 Cleveland Spiders lineup, a team as colorful as its era. King Saturday, modeled on real-life baseball legend Sockalexis, the ...
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It's the end of the 19th century and the basepaths are alive with legendary players such as John McGraw and Honus Wagner. Cy Young is on the mound and King Saturday (the Cleveland Indian) is at bat. The "kranks," or fans, are rooting for action. "The Cleveland Indian" brings to life the bawdy, often sinister, final days of the Gay Nineties. Against this panorama, the author fields an authentic 1897 Cleveland Spiders lineup, a team as colorful as its era. King Saturday, modeled on real-life baseball legend Sockalexis, the Indian outfielder who gave the Cleveland ball club its name, is a con man, a drunk, a brawler, a hero, a schemer, a murderer, and possessor of "the most talent any baseball man ever saw."
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Very Good; No jacket. 1992 The Smith, Brooklyn, NY. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has tan pictorial paper-covered boards. 287 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface wear; back cover has a discolored area where a price sticker was removed. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition.
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Fine Condition. This copy has a promotional dj Multiple copies available this title. Review copy. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; ISBN: 0912292954. ISBN/EAN: 9780912292953. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21801.
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Fair to good, ex-lib. 285, large print edition, usual library markings, boards somewhat soiled, some wear to board and spine edges. A novel about the 1897 Cleveland Spiders baseball team, featuring the club's raucous, unpredictable, and doomed American Indian superstar, modeled after Lou Sockalexis.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 285 p. Audience: General/trade. 1992 edition with pictorial cover. Ex-libris with light markings. Binding strong, pages tight. Cover shows light wear