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Description for A False Spring
paperback. Traces the falling star of the author's once-promising pitching career, illuminating along the way his personal struggles and quest for maturity. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
In A False Spring, Pat Jordan traces the falling star of his once-promising pitching career, illuminating along the way his equally difficult personal struggles and quest for maturity. When the reader meets Jordan, he is a hard-throwing pitcher with seemingly limitless potential, one of the first “bonus babies” for the Milwaukee Braves organization. Jordan’s sojourn through the lower levels of minor-league ball takes him through the small towns of America: McCook, Waycross, Davenport, Eau Claire, and Palatka. As the promised land of the majors recedes because of his inconsistency and lack of control, the young man who had previously known ... Read more
In A False Spring, Pat Jordan traces the falling star of his once-promising pitching career, illuminating along the way his equally difficult personal struggles and quest for maturity. When the reader meets Jordan, he is a hard-throwing pitcher with seemingly limitless potential, one of the first “bonus babies” for the Milwaukee Braves organization. Jordan’s sojourn through the lower levels of minor-league ball takes him through the small towns of America: McCook, Waycross, Davenport, Eau Claire, and Palatka. As the promised land of the majors recedes because of his inconsistency and lack of control, the young man who had previously known ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803276260
SKU
V9780803276260
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Pat Jordan
Pat Jordan is the author of numerous books, including the memoir A Nice Tuesday, also available in a Bison Books edition. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times Magazine, among other periodicals, and his work has been included in Best American Sports Writing, Best American Mystery Stories, Best American Essays, and the Norton Anthology of World Literature. ... Read more
Reviews for A False Spring
“One of the best and truest books about baseball, and about coming to maturity in America.”—Time “A False Spring, by turns rueful, amused, nostalgic and disgusted, is just fascinating, probably the best book imaginable about baseball’s underpinnings.”—Boston Globe “One of the most fabulous failure stories of our time.”—Kansas City Star “A major triumph.”—Philadelphia Inquirer “An unforgettable book.”—Los Angeles Times