Kent Press: 598 books

Cover of The Cleveland Indians
by Franklin Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006

First published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in 1949, Franklin “Whitey” Lewis’s The Cleveland Indians begins with the organization’s early years as the Cleveland Forest Citys, covers the 1920 World Series victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and concludes with the excitement of the 1948 pennant...
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Classic Tribe

The 50 Greatest Games in Cleveland Indians History

by Jonathan Knight
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009

A countdown of the Cleveland Indians’ greatest games It’s far too easy to allow the national media and disparaging fans to undermine Clevelanders’ views of their professional sports teams. While the Browns, Indians, and Cavaliers have certainly caused more than their fair share of frustration...
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You Stink!

Major League Baseball's Terrible Teams and Pathetic Players

by Eric J. Wittenburg, Michael Aubrecht
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012

A satiric look at the jeer-ful side of our national pastime There are countless volumes celebrating the best teams in professional baseball. Unfortunately, winning represents only one side of the game. For every champion’s record-setting season, there has been an equally memorable story of...
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by Murray Goodman, Leonard Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014

Great games remembered by legendary players and coaches“For folks who have been around for a while, this book will conjure up many a great memory. And for younger readers, it will provide a fine history lesson and some excellent insight into the way the sport has evolved.”—From the foreword by...
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by Shirley Povich
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010

A facsimile edition of the celebrated 1954 history of the Senators Shirley Povich’s history of the Washington Senators originally appeared in 1954 as part of the popular series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose and delightful narratives, the...
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by Frederick G. Lieb, Stan Baumgartner
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008

A facsimile edition of the 1953 history of the Philadelphia Phillies Fred Lieb and Stan Baumgartner’s history of the Philadelphia Phillies was originally published in 1953 as part of the celebrated series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose...
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Connie Mack

Grand Old Man of Baseball

by Frederick G. Lieb
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012

Fred Lieb’s biography of Connie Mack was originally published in 1945 as part of the celebrated series published by G. P. Putnam. Known for their lively prose and engaging narratives, these Putnam books have become prized collectibles among baseball readers and historians. Cornelius McGillicuddy...
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Opening Day

Cleveland, the Indians, and a New Beginning

by Jonathan Knight
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013

“Opening Day offers great players, high stakes, and the hinge of history turning as a new era in Cleveland sports begins. Knight exhaustively chronicles the first game at Jacobs Field against the Mariners and it is clear that a whole different brand of Cleveland Indians has come to Cleveland.”—Bill...
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Poachers Were My Prey: Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer

Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer

by R. T. Stewart, W.H. "Chip" Gross
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012

Thus begins the story of R. T. Stewart’s career as an undercover wildlife law enforcement officer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. For nearly two decades, Stewart infiltrated poaching rings throughout Ohio, the Midwest, and beyond. Poachers Were My Prey chronicles...
Cover of The Cincinnati Reds
by Lee Allen
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006

First published in 1948, Lee Allen’s history of the Reds, like Franklin Lewis’s history of the Cleveland Indians, was originally published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Allen narrates the historic organization’s success, beginning shortly after the Civil War with baseball’s rising popularity among...
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Orlando M. Poe

Civil War General and Great Lakes Engineer

by Paul Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2009

The first biography of Sherman’s chief engineer and the man whose post–Civil War engineering work changed Great Lakes navigation forever Orlando M. Poe chronicles the life of one of the most influential yet underrated and overlooked soldiers during the Civil War. After joining the Union...
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Classic Bucs

The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Pirates History

by David Finoli
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013

A countdown of the greatest games of a Steel City institutionWhen slow-footed former Pirate Sid Bream broke the heart of the “Bucco” nation, it was Game Seven of the 1992 NLCS. He slid across the plate in the bottom of the 9th for the Braves, giving them the pennant with a heart-wrenching 3–2...
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Wanted on Warrants

The Fugitive Safe Surrender Program

by Daniel J. Flannery
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013

Since 2005, the Fugitive Safe Surrender (FSS) program has been implemented in more than twenty cities around the country. Tens of thousands of individuals with active warrants for their arrest have voluntarily surrendered to law enforcement in a church or other neutral setting. The sites are transformed...
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A Passion for The Land

John F. Seiberling and the Environment Movement

by Daniel Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009

Akron native and former U.S. Representative John F. Seiberling (1918–2008) grew up on his family’s estate overlooking Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Valley. Within his lifetime, Seiberling would become a leading player in the movement to protect the natural environment and help transform his childhood...
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