Mcfarland: 2486 books
Fight Sports and American Masculinity
Salvation in Violence from 1607 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2015
Throughout America’s past, some men have feared the descent of their gender into effeminacy, and turned their eyes to the ring in hopes of salvation. This work explains how the dominant fight sports in the United States have changed over time in response to broad shifts in American culture and ideals...
Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid
Tales of Reconnaissance in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Flying a Phantom RF-4C reconnaissance jet amidst air combat—the remarkable technical details, the mission, the derring-do—and the 19 nonflying hours a day: All this told in a gripping series of vignettes by a former pilot of a U.S. Air Force photo reconnaissance jet stationed at an airbase in...
The Giants and the Dodgers
Four Cities, Two Teams, One Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
The Giant-Dodger rivalry was considered the best in baseball by 1890 and remains the game’s oldest and most storied rivalry today. It’s remarkable how often both teams have been good, how rarely they’ve both been bad, and how tenaciously the underdog has battled in between. Through 12 decades...
The Life and Trials of Roger Clemens
Baseball's Rocket Man and the Questionable Case Against Him
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
At six feet, four inches and more than 220 pounds, Roger Clemens (1962– ) was a major figure in baseball for nearly a quarter century. The best pitcher of his generation, his 4,672 strikeouts rank third all-time. He dominates modern statistical analysis. High strung and temperamental, Clemens got...
Black Baseball in New York City
An Illustrated History, 1885-1959
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Covering the post–Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated—300 photographs!—history examines black baseball in and around New York City, focusing on its economic impact and cultural legacy. The author documents such famed teams as the Cuban Giants, Lincoln Stars/Giants, Black...
Indiana-Born Major League Baseball Players
A Biographical Dictionary, 1871-2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Indiana boasts a rich baseball tradition, with 10 native sons enshrined in Cooperstown. This biographical dictionary provides a close look at the lives of all 364 Hoosier big leaguers, who include New York City’s first baseball superstar; the first rookie pitcher to win three games in a World Series;...
Tim Keefe
A Biography of the Hall of Fame Pitcher and Player-Rights Advocate
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
One of the greatest pitchers of the 19th century, Tim Keefe (1857–1933) was an ardent believer in the artisan work ethic that was becoming outmoded in burgeoning industrial America. A master craftsman, he compiled 342 career victories during his 14-season Major League career while adapting to numerous...
Al Lopez
The Life of Baseball's El Senor
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
Alfonso Ramon Lopez spent 36 years in the big leagues as a catcher and manager. He had a .261 lifetime batting average, compiled 1,547 hits and caught a then-record 1,918 games in a 19-year playing career. The teams he managed—the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox—won two pennants and...
by Leslie A. Heaphy
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
At his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, former Negro League player Buck Leonard said, “Now, we in the Negro Leagues felt like we were contributing something to baseball, too, when we were playing.... We loved the game.... But we thought that we should have and could have made the major...
Integrating the Orioles
Baseball and Race in Baltimore
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore. The Orioles debuted in 1954, the same year the Supreme Court struck down public school segregation. As Baltimore experienced demonstrations, white flight and a 1968 riot, team integration came slowly....
by Courtney Michelle Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia. He owned two teams, the Darby-based Hilldale Club and the Philadelphia Stars, and briefly led the Eastern Colored League, which he founded. Winner of two championships—one with each team—he experienced the highs and lows...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
This fully updated and expanded edition covers over 10,200 programs, making it the most comprehensive documentation of television programs ever published. In addition to covering the standard network and cable entertainment genres, the book also covers programs generally not covered elsewhere in print...
by Ted Reed, Dan Reed
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
The 2013 merger of American Airlines and US Airways marked a major step in the consolidation of the U.S. airline industry. A young management team that began plotting mergers a decade earlier designed a brilliant strategy to seize an industry prize. In doing so, it enlisted the help of unions who...
The Nation's Capital Brewmaster
Christian Heurich and His Brewery, 1842-1956
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Christian Heurich (1842–1945) was not only Washington D.C.’s most successful brewer, he was the world’s oldest, with 90 years’ experience. He walked across central Europe learning his craft, survived a shipboard cholera epidemic, recovered from malaria and worked as a roustabout on a Caribbean...