EIGHT MEN OUT-Black Sox & The 1919 World Series-Eliot Asinof-SUPERB 1st 1979 pb!

Description: Hi! You're looking at a SUPERB condition book which is the definitive history of the Chicago White Sox 1919 World Series "Black Sox" scandal written by ELIOT ASINOF--the book is a collectible STATED FIRST EDITION and FIRST PRINTING Pocket Books mass market paperback published in October 1979. This book is in SUPERB condition and has a slight crease on the center of the spine edge, slight dings on the spine and opening tips and just slight shelfwear and slight evidence of gentle browsing but NO other significant imperfections! The book is titled Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series and it was written by ELIOT ASINOF; it was published by Pocket Books in October 1979 and is a STATED 1st PRINTING copy with a publication line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as “the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!” First published in 1963, Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation’s leading gamblers to throw the Series in Cincinnati. Mr. Asinof vividly describes the tense meetings, the hitches in the conniving, the actual plays in which the Series was thrown, the Grand Jury indictment, and the famous 1921 trial. Moving behind the scenes, he perceptively examines the motives and backgrounds of the players and the conditions that made the improbable fix all too possible. Here, too, is a graphic picture of the American underworld that managed the fix; the deeply shocked newspapermen who uncovered the story; the baseball once known "Shoeless Joe" Jackson who gained a variety of new unsavory new nicknames such as "Scruple-less Joe" Jackson, "Scum-shoe Moral-less Joe" Jackson, and "Slimeball Joe" Jackson; and the war-exhausted nation that turned with relief and pride to the Series, only to be rocked by the scandal. Far more than a superbly told baseball story, this is a compelling slice of American history in the aftermath of World War I and at the cusp of the Roaring Twenties.A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book! Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!

Price: 12.5 USD

Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

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