The Curt Flood story : the man behind the myth / Stuart L. Weiss.
"Examines Curt Flood's often troubled personal life and explores his possible motives for suing Major League Baseball in 1970. For challenging baseball's reserve system, which he likened to bondage, the St. Louis Cardinals center fielder in time was lionized. But this recognition came...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
[2007]
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| Series: | Sports and American culture series.
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| Summary: | "Examines Curt Flood's often troubled personal life and explores his possible motives for suing Major League Baseball in 1970. For challenging baseball's reserve system, which he likened to bondage, the St. Louis Cardinals center fielder in time was lionized. But this recognition came at great personal expense"--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 251 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826265982 0826265987 9780826217400 0826217400 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |