The summer of beer and whiskey : how brewers, barkeeps, rowdies, immigrants, and a wild pennant fight made baseball America's game
(2013)
By:
Achorn, Edward
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
796.357/ACHORN,E
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]
DESCRIPTION
xiv, 318 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781610392600, 1610392604, 9781610393775 40022282173, 1610393775
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Describes how a German-born biergarten owner who knew nothing about baseball bought the St. Louis Browns baseball team in an effort to sell more beer and unwittingly formed the American League and revitalized the sport
CONTENTS
Preface: The Love Affair --