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Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Signed by author on title page. ; 288 pages.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: As New. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on half title page.
Published by Philip Lief Group, New York 2004
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Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.Russ States
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (2004), 268pp, illus., inscribed by author to title page, light shelfwear to cover, small spot to pg facing title pg, contents clean. Signed by Author.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. (Hispanic American baseball players, discrimination ion sports, history, biographies).
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Seller: The Next Page, Calgary, AB, CanadaThe Next Page
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition 2004. First printing. Signed on Title page.
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Printing. xvii, [3], 266, [2] pages. Foreword by Bob Costas. Introduction. Nine chapters, entitled innings. The Latino All-Century Team. Selected Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the author. Dome wear to DJ edges, small ding rear DJ Tim Wendel (b…orn 1956 Philadelphia) is an American writer whose books include narrative nonfiction and several novels. Those works include Summer of '68, Cancer Crossings, High Heat, Buffalo, Home of the Braves, and the popular sports novel Castro's Curveball. His stories and columns have appeared in many newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, National Geographic, Esquire, USA Today, and Washington Post, among others. He has been awarded the Professional Achievement Award and the Award for Teaching Excellence from Johns Hopkins University, both three times. Featuring material on Roberto Clemente, Fernando Valenzuela, and Sammy Sosa, as well as interviews with Latino superstars past and present -- such as Alex Rodriguez, Ivan Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera,and Alfonso Soriano -- The New Face of Baseball helps fans of America's favorite pastime to understand the history of those who bring hope and honor every season to the teams they have given their lives to, and the Hispanic culture that can lie hidden under a team jersey. With a foreword by Bob Costas, the first-ever- published Latino All-Century Team featuring players selected by Omar Minaya, and photos taken by award-winning photographer Victor Baldizon, this important book is sure to make as much of a splash a the Latino players themselves -- the new faces of baseball. For decades, Americans have been fascinated by the complexity and rich history of baseball. No other sport has captivated so many fans. The New Face of Baseball explores a different chapter in baseball's chronicles, one often ignored but remarkably influential. Into the tapestry of baseball history, Tim Wendel weaves the stories of its Latino athletes -- who they are and how they helped transform the sport into what it is today. Going as far back as the mid-nineteenth century, to the early days of Cuban baseball, Wendel traces the spread of American baseball fever in the Caribbean and Mexico, and discusses lesser-known historical standouts, including Adolfo Luque, the first Hispanic to play in the World Series (in 1923), and Martin Dihigo, a black Cuban whom many baseball insiders consider the greatest ballplayer of all time. Wendel masterfully describes the days when only light-skinned Latinos were allowed to participate in Major League competition, much like their inspirational African American counterparts, and the linguistic barrier Latinos were confronted with when playing on teams with "English-only" rules inside their dugouts. Derived from a Kirkus review: An overview of the contribution Latinos have made to the game of baseball. No one who watches the game can doubt that Latino players bring a hustle and flash to baseball. It is a style of baseball's mythical past, writes journalist and novelist Wendel, "and that is how we are beginning to see it played more and more here today, thanks to the flow of talent coming from Latino countries." Wendel is not interested in disparaging non-Latino players, but these mini-biographies of Latinos put their prodigious talents on full display. From the pioneers, the men Roberto Clemente referred to as a "double minority"â"black and Spanish-speakingâ"like Orestes "Minnie" Minoso, who came to the Chicago White Sox in 1951, Wendel tells the stories of players whose names are now household words: Rod Carew (of whom Ted Williams said, "He's so smooth he seems to be doing it without trying," like hitting .388 in 1977), Sammy Sosa, and the $252-million man himself, Alex Rodriguez, who may well become the Michael Jordan of the diamond. Wendel's style has an easy conversational tone, and more than enough enthusiasm. He gives his opinions of the players, but like the good reporter he is, he has, when possible, interviewed the players themselves.
More imagesPublished by Harrisburg, Pa. : American Rose Society, 1927 1927
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 232, xxv pp. ; illustrated, 19 photographic plates, 3 in color ; 21 cm. ; John Horace McFarland (1859-1948) was an American master printer and horticulturist. Throughout his career, he advocated for civic beautification, and he became a leader in the conservation movement of the early…twentieth century. These early experiences instilled the passion for horticultural beauty and the business expertise that distinguished him personally and professionally. He eventually purchased his father's press. Combining the skills learned from these early experiences, he established a successful printing company of his own. He founded the J. Horace McFarland Company/Mount Pleasant Press, specializing in seed catalogs and nursery trade publications. Over the course of his lifetime, McFarland wrote and lectured extensively on horticulture, printing methods, and civic improvement. McFarland was a prominent member of the American Rose Society. Contents : Why do you like roses? / B Y Morisson -- Favorite moss roses / Jesse A Currey -- Tea roses for southern climates / George C Thomas, Jr -- The land of enchantment / Edmund M Mills -- Interesting boys and girls in roses / J Horace McFarland -- A beginner's experiences / Dwight L Armstrong -- East and West beginnings and experiences / John F Mahneke -- Own-root roses again / G A Stevens -- Buying roses from traveling agents -- Why we stopped selling roses in Sping / George H Petereson -- Rose understocks at Arlington Farm / Guy E Yerkes -- Rose-breeding in theory and practice -- Chromosomes and their relation to rose problems / Kathleen B Blackburn -- Mendelian principles and rose hybridization / J H Nicolas -- Artificial fertilization / J Pernet-Ducher -- Parents and offspring / Capt. George C THomas, Jr -- Handling seeds and seedlings / Allan C Fraser -- Roses and their hybridization in Spain / Pedro Dot -- Hybridization from a woman's viewpoint / Rena E Wilbur -- A poor start makes poor roses / W L Bredero -- The Northeast corner, a double symposium -- Roses in New England -- Roses in Maine / Dr. George T Elliot -- New Hampshire roses / Dr. Joseph Boylston -- Green Mountain roses / Edna V Highley -- Roses in Vermont / R R Campbell -- Practical methods / Mrs. A H Parker -- Along the New England seaboard / John Barrow -- Rhode Island roses / R Marion Hatton -- Roses and heresies in Connecticut / Alexander Cummings, Jr -- Roses in New York and Ontario -- Simplified rose culture on Long Island / Mrs Tracy H Lewis -- Planting and feeding roses / A Schierenberg -- Roses in Central New York / Dr. G Griffin Lewis -- Amateur rose-growing in Rochester / Paul Seel, Elsie Seel - A home rose-garden in Ithaca / E A White -- A Buffalo backyard rose-garden / Oscar S Witte -- Roswe varieties in Ontario / Paul B Sanders -- Thomas, Pemberton, and Lambert roses / Whitman Cross -- Color standardization for roses / H S Tillotson -- Considering new varieties / Capt. George C Thomas, Jr -- Patience for the new roses / G F Middleton -- The proof ofthe pudding, again -- A gentleman discusses blondes / Geoffrey G Whitney -- Roses in China / M Leslie Hancock -- Five years of rose progress in Australia / H H Hazlewood -- Roses at a naval base / G Prideaux -- Brown canker of the rose / Anna E Jenkins -- As the retail florist sees roses / Max Schling -- The cut-rose situation in New York / E L D Seymour, Frank H Traendly -- Conversation with a rose beginner -- A rose school in Texas -- The favored roses of America / Robert Pyle -- Royal doings in Tacoma / James A Hays -- What about the new European roses? -- Two new van Fleet hybrids -- New roses of the world -- Roses registered -- Rose notes. ; green patterned cloth ; with return card for ARS laid-in ; slight edge wear, else VG. Book.
