Burying the Black Sox: How Baseball's Cover-Up of the 1919 World Series Fix Almost Succeeded

by Gene Carney

Paper Book, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

796.357

Tags

Teams- The Black Sox

Genres

Collection

Sports- Baseball

Publication

Potomac Books Inc. (2006), Edition: Stated 1st, Hardcover, 388 pages

Description

New insight on baseball's most famous scandal

User reviews

LibraryThing member lateinnings
The definitive examination of the Black Sox scandal.

Subjects

Baseball United States History

Awards

Dave Moore Award (Finalist — 2006)
Larry Ritter Book Award (Winner — 2007)

Language

English

Physical description

388 p.; 6.22 inches

ISBN

1574889729 / 9781574889727

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