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The original Wilmington Blue Rocks joined the Class B Interstate League in 1940 and became its most successful franchise. Forty years after the demise of the original team, a new Blue Rocks club emerged to become one of the most successful teams in organized baseball in the 1990's. Author Elbert Chance recalls the humor, hits and heartaches of the teams and individual stars who played important roles in the sports history of Delaware and the nation.
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Seller: Calliopebooks, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good++. Paul Driscoll (illustrator). 2000 Fine condition unmarked clean tight and bright appears unread. Cover is clean and bright spine is smooth. Seller Inventory # SKU1018314
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The Blue Rocks: Past and Present
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Condition: Very Good. Paul Driscoll (illustrator). Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00082162132
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The Blue Rocks Past and Present: Wilmington's Baseball Team 1940-1999
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Cedar Tree Books, Wilmington, DE, 2000
ISBN 10: 1892142104
ISBN 13: 9781892142108
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Paul Driscoll (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stiff color pictorial wraps. x,380 pp., illus. w/ b&w photos. Slight shelf wear, with just a touch of dampstaining visible at top corner text block edge of last 30 or so pages. Square, uncreased binding, clean and unmarked interior. Size: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 051965
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The Blue Rocks Past and Present Wilmington's Baseball Team 1940-1999
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Cedar Tree Books, Wilmington, DE, 2000
ISBN 10: 1892142104
ISBN 13: 9781892142108
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Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
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softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Paul Driscoll (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 153134
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The Blue Rocks, Past and Present : Wilmington's Baseball Team 1940-1999
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Cedar Tree Books, Ltd, Wilmington, Delaware, 2000
ISBN 10: 1892142104
ISBN 13: 9781892142108
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Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: New condition. Driscoll, Paul (cover art) (illustrator). First Edition. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books, Ltd, 2000. 6" wide by 9" tall. A beautiful, pristine copy -- bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. The spine is square and flat. Pages are clean and crisp -- obviously never read. Illustrated with drawings, old ads, posters & other baseball ephemera, and vintage photographs (teams and individuals). Statistics. Bibliography. From the rear cover: "The original Wilmington Blue Rocks joined the Class B Interstate League in 1940 and became its most successful franchise. The league prospered during the heyday of minor league baseball when more than 400 teams were playing in 59 leagues from coast to coast. The Interstate League was one of only nine of the leagues able to play through World War II, and it also overcame the difficult years of the Korean War. But it could not survive the advent of televisionForty years after the demise of the original team, a new Blue Rocks club emerged. Its performance in the Class A League has been even more spectacular, marking it as one of the most successful teams in organized baseball in the 1990s. Author Elbert Chance, a former University of Delaware administrator, recalls the humor, hits and heartaches of the teams and individual stars who played important roles in the sports history of [Delaware] and the nation.". First Edition. Softcover. New condition. Illus. by Driscoll, Paul (cover art). x, 380pp. Seller Inventory # 013075
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The Blue Rocks: Past and Present
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Paperback. Condition: New. Paul Driscoll (illustrator). Seller Inventory # Abebooks467979
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The Blue Rocks: Past and Present
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: New. Paul Driscoll (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-1892142104