Joe Jackson: A Biography

by Kelly Boyer Sagert

Book Overview

Shoeless Joe Jackson's rise from the cotton mills of the American South to the big cities of the North is a classic American tale of rags to riches. Born of sharecropping parents in South Carolina, Jackson's perfect swing and legendary fielding ability would make him a star in the Major Leagues. Unfortunately, Jackson's legend was interrupted by his alleged involvement in baseball's darkest chapter, the Black Sox Scandal of 1919, which ultimately...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313329613
• ISBN13: 9780313329616
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"