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The Gashouse Gang: How Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey, Pepper Martin, and Their Colorful, Come-from-Behind Ball Club Won the World Series- and America's Heart-During the Great Depression
The Gashouse Gang How Dizzy Dean Leo Durocher Branch Rickey Pepper Martin and Their Colorful ComefromBehind Ball Club Won the World Series and America's HeartDuring the Great Depression
Author: John Heidenry
The year 1934 marked the lowest point of the Great Depression. Millions of Americans were out of work. But they found welcome relief in the sport of baseball and especially of the St. Louis Cardinals, one of the rowdiest, most colorful teams in sports history. The team was adored by the nation, who saw itself--scruffy, proud, and unbeatable--in ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781586485689
ISBN-10: 1586485687
Publication Date: 4/28/2008
Pages: 352
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Publisher: PublicAffairs
Book Type: Paperback
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