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May 2, 2008
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Originally published in 1963, rereleased in 1987 to coincide with the "Major Motion Picture" trumpeted on the cover.
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The story of the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal, when eight members of the Chicago Sox team of another stripe conspired to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds, a heavy on-paper underdog. The eight Sox were charged, tried, and acquitted, but immediately banned from organized baseball for life by new baseball commissioner Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, hired specifically for this purpose.
This story is an American tragedy; the reader is drawn to the likable yet gullible baseball players being played for fools by the gambling interests and baseball owners, both with the wherewithal and organization to act to protect their interests and sacrifice the baseball players in a sordid morality tale.
The movie is a faithful recreation of the book, taking very few liberties with the historical account.
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"As thrilling as a cops and robbers tome." --The Boston Globe
"Dramatic detail ... an admirable journalistic feat." --The New York Times
"The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record ... A vividly, excitingly written book:"- --Chicago Tribune
"The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record ... A vividly, excitingly written book:"--Chicago Tribune
"Dramatic detail ... an admirable journalistic feat." --The New York Times
"As thrilling as a cops and robbers tome." --The Boston Globe
--Review--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.
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"Dramatic detail ... an admirable journalistic feat." --The New York Times
"The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record ... A vividly, excitingly written book:"- --Chicago Tribune
"The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record ... A vividly, excitingly written book:"--Chicago Tribune
"Dramatic detail ... an admirable journalistic feat." --The New York Times
"As thrilling as a cops and robbers tome." --The Boston Globe
--Review--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.
ISBN-10:
0805003460
ISBN-13:
978-0805003468
Author:
Eliot Asinof
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Company
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