The author is to be commended for penning a interesting tale that effortlessly blends fact with fiction along with ample doses of baseball history, American history, and politics…
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Book Review: What’s in Ted’s Wallet? The Newly Revealed T206 Baseball Card Collection of Thomas Edison’s Youngest Son
Fans of the Deadball Era, along with those who have an active interest in vintage baseball card collections, will enjoy the new book by J.B. Manheim and Lawrence Knorr, What’s in Ted’s Wallet? The book details the early 19th century baseball card collection of Thomas Edison’s son, Theodore, which dates to 1909-1910…
Red Ames: “The Harvey Haddix of the Deadball Era”
If Harvey Haddix were alive today, he could take some solace in the fact the he’s not alone on baseball’s all-time list of “hard-luck” pitchers. He’d be pleased to know that Deadball Era pitcher Red Ames is right there with him!…
My Review of: This Never Happened, The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson
The historical setting is 1918 during the Great War. Baseball was under intense pressure to show its support for the war effort…
