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Black Sox in the Courtroom
William F. Lamb
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Description for Black Sox in the Courtroom
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
A comprehensive, nonpartisan account of the judicial proceedings spawned by the corruption of the 1919 World Series is badly needed. This book does it. The narrative of events has been crafted from surviving fragments of the judicial record, contemporaneous newspaper accounts of the proceedings, museum archives and, occasionally, the literature of the Black Sox scandal. Preceding the account of judicial events are a brief overview of the baseball gambling problem, a summary of the 1919 Series, and post-Series events that presaged revelations of the Series fix.
The grand jury proceedings, the criminal trial, and ensuing civil suits initiated by ... Read more
A comprehensive, nonpartisan account of the judicial proceedings spawned by the corruption of the 1919 World Series is badly needed. This book does it. The narrative of events has been crafted from surviving fragments of the judicial record, contemporaneous newspaper accounts of the proceedings, museum archives and, occasionally, the literature of the Black Sox scandal. Preceding the account of judicial events are a brief overview of the baseball gambling problem, a summary of the 1919 Series, and post-Series events that presaged revelations of the Series fix.
The grand jury proceedings, the criminal trial, and ensuing civil suits initiated by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786472680
SKU
V9780786472680
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About William F. Lamb
Retired New Jersey prosecutor, William F. Lamb lives in Meredith, New Hampshire.
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