Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns

Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 0810834731
ISBN-13 : 9780810834736
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Book Synopsis Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns by : J. Thomas Hetrick

Download or read book Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns written by J. Thomas Hetrick and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Fans who think the game is wild now will appreciate Hetrick's account of Von der Ahe...who throughout the 1880s was embroiled in legal battles and baseball disputes that culminated in his own kidnapping and his stadium being burned to the ground. Direct ancestor to today's Cardinals, the Browns won the pennant four years in a row under his wild leadership.' REFERENCE AND RESEARCH BOOK NEWS"


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