Romancing the Horsehide: Baseball Poems on Players and the Game

Carney, Gene

ISBN 10: 0899508383 / ISBN 13: 9780899508382

Published by McFarland & Company, 1993

About this Item

1993 hardback inscribed by Gene Carney is personalized has a separate 3 page typed written poem by Carney and is in great condition no marks no djAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing. PLEASE NOTE OVER SEAS BUYERS if the book extra large or heavy there will be additional postage due to the new US Postage rates.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Romancing the Horsehide: Baseball Poems on Players and the Game
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0899508383
• ISBN 13: 9780899508382
• Binding: Library Binding
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed

About this title

Synopsis

From the power of the home run to the grace of the fielder, these 120 baseball poems are a reminder of the emotional pull the game has on its fans. Most of the poems are tributes to individual players, including oldtimers (such as Pie Traynor, Christy Mathewson, "Home Run" Baker, and Ty Cobb), Negro league stars ("Cool Papa" Bell, Josh Gibson, and others), and players from the modern era. Many of these are accompanied by brilliantly artful silhouettes of the players in action. Other poems describe specific aspects of the national pastime: the feel of the bat, the taste of the hot dog, the thrill of the squeeze play, the magic of opening day.

Review

"a feast of 128 baseball poems, accompanied by 45 silhouettes...amazingly evocative of each star portrayed" -- VOYA

"one lovingly written tribute per page" -- Houston Post