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Informationen zum Autor Robert F. Garratt is emeritus professor of English and humanities at the University of Puget Sound. He has published books and articles on modern Irish literature. His baseball articles have appeared in NINE and the SABR BioProject. Klappentext Robert F. Garratt is emeritus professor of English and humanities at the University of Puget Sound. He has published books and articles on modern Irish literature including the recent Trauma and History in the Irish Novel: The Return of the Dead. His baseball articles have appeared in NINE and¿the SABR BioProject. Zusammenfassung Chronicles the story of the Giants and their often topsy-turvy relationship with the city of San Francisco. Robert F. Garratt shines light on those who worked behind the scenes in the story of West Coast baseball: the politicians, businessmen, and owners who were instrumental in the club's history. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsPrefacePart I. Horace1. Sunset in New York2. Dawning in the West3. Reinvention4. Scandalstick5. Perennial Bridesmaids6. A Perfect StormPart II. Bob7. “Bobby Thomson Lives!”8. Learning Curve9. The Humm Babies: “You Gotta Like These Kids!”10. Vox PopuliPart III. Peter11. “It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again”12. The Improbable DreamEpilogue: "The Home Team"AcknowledgmentsAuthor’s NoteNotesBibliographyIndex
