The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932-1956

by Norman L. Macht

Book Overview

In The Grand Old Man of Baseball, Norman L. Macht chronicles Connie Mack's tumultuous final two decades in baseball. After Mack had built one of baseball's greatest teams, the 1929-31 Philadelphia Athletics, the Depression that followed the stock market crash fundamentally reshaped Mack's legacy as his team struggled on the field and at the gate. Among the challenges Mack faced: a sharp drop in attendance that forced him to sell his star players;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803237650
• ISBN13: 9780803237650
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"