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Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of ´72
Ed Gruver
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Description for Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of ´72
Hardback. Offers an ode to an unforgettable season that began with the first major players' strike in the history of North American sports and ended with a record-setting World Series played by two of the game's greatest and most colourful dynasties. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 717.
Hairs vs. Squares is an ode to an unforgettable season that began with the first major players’ strike in the history of North American sports and ended with a record-setting World Series played by two of the game’s greatest and most colorful dynasties. In a sign of the times it was Hippies vs. Hardhats, a clash of cultures with the hirsute, mod Mustache Gang colliding with the clean-cut, conservative Big Red Machine on the game’s grandest stage.
When the Oakland A’s met the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 Fall Classic, more than a championship was at stake. The ... Read more
Hairs vs. Squares is an ode to an unforgettable season that began with the first major players’ strike in the history of North American sports and ended with a record-setting World Series played by two of the game’s greatest and most colorful dynasties. In a sign of the times it was Hippies vs. Hardhats, a clash of cultures with the hirsute, mod Mustache Gang colliding with the clean-cut, conservative Big Red Machine on the game’s grandest stage.
When the Oakland A’s met the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 Fall Classic, more than a championship was at stake. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803285583
SKU
V9780803285583
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ed Gruver
Ed Gruver is an award-winning sportswriter who has covered the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles as a columnist and has reported on MLB All-Star Games, playoffs, and the World Series. He is the author of six sports books, including Koufax and The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth about Football’s Most Unforgettable Game.
Reviews for Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of ´72
"Gruver writes a well-researched narrative of the 1972 season and makes a strong case for its significance in baseball history."—Brian E. Campbell, Middle West Review “Filled with intense detail and the author’s love for his subject.”—Kenneth Sammond, Arete “Gruver sketches some nice profiles of players who were key figures during the 1972 season—and not just those who figured into ... Read more