Baseball's Union Association

Baseball's Union Association
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 9781476680606
ISBN-13 : 1476680604
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Book Synopsis Baseball's Union Association by : Justin Mckinney

Download or read book Baseball's Union Association written by Justin Mckinney and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo. Backed by Henry V. Lucas, an impetuous 26-year-old millionaire from St. Louis, the UA existed for one chaotic season in 1884. This first full-length history of the Union Association tells the captivating story of the league's brief and enigmatic existence. Lucas recruited a wild mix of disgruntled stars, misfits, crooks, has-beens, drunks, and the occasional spectator--along with a future star or two. The result was a bizarre experiment that sowed both turmoil and hope before fading into oblivion.


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