Bibliograph

The summer of beer and whiskey, how brewers, barkeeps, rowdies, immigrants, and a wild pennant fight made baseball America's game, Edward Achorn

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The summer of beer and whiskey, how brewers, barkeeps, rowdies, immigrants, and a wild pennant fight made baseball America's game, Edward Achorn

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The summer of beer and whiskey

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

833768815

Responsibility statement

Edward Achorn

Sub title

how brewers, barkeeps, rowdies, immigrants, and a wild pennant fight made baseball America's game

Summary

Chris Von der Ahe knew next to nothing about baseball when he risked his life's savings to found the St. Louis Browns, the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important?and funniest?figures in the game's history. Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason?to sell more beer. Then he helped gather a group of ragtag clubs into a maverick new league that would fight the haughty National League. Sneered at as?The Beer and Whiskey Circuit," their American Association ended up revitalizing the spo

Table Of Contents

Preface: the love affair -- 1. In the big inning -- 2. The beer and whiskey circuit -- 3. The minstrel star -- 4. The Moses of St. Louis -- 5. The shrimp -- 6. Who's in charge? -- 7. The 399 special -- 8. Base ball mad -- 9. First-class drunkards -- 10. Cap Anson's nightmare -- 11. Flinging the watch -- 12. Jumping Jack -- 13. Hurrican in St. Louis -- 14. Limping home -- 15. A great boom for base ball -- Epilogue: when they slide home -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: American Association, 1883 -- Notes -- Sources -- Index

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