Gentlemen at the Bat

Gentlemen at the Bat

Author: Howard Burman

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-09-24

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 078645654X

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Beginning in 1845, the New York Knickerbockers were the first fully organized base ball club to play the game with written rules similar to those used today. While they did not invent the game, they had an unparalleled role in stabilizing the playing rules and maintaining standards of conduct in a way that fostered an astonishing proliferation of players and clubs. Based on years of research and told in the style of oral history, this fictional work features all the principal figures from the Knickerbocker club, including Doc Adams, James Whyte Davis, Alexander Cartwright, William Wheaton, and Duncan Curry.


The Gentleman Bat

The Gentleman Bat

Author: Abraham Schroeder

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2021-06-22

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1641607572

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Join the charismatic gentleman bat on a night time stroll down cobblestone streets where the town is lively and energetic. Along the way he meets his lady friend. Dancing and merriment fill their evening until the weather takes a turn. But not to worry, when you're called the gentleman bat, you always come prepared. The Gentleman Bat is an original story with a timeless appeal. While it takes place in the Victorian-era, it has the universal appeal of two friends, or perhaps more than friends, enjoying a walk together. But what really sets The Gentleman Bat apart are the illustrations. Piotr Parda's watercolor and bamboo pen and ink paintings are meticulously crafted. The Gentleman Bat is sure to become a favorite book for children and the adults in their lives.


The Gentleman Bat

The Gentleman Bat

Author: Abraham Schroeder

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2023-09-12

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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*Audio Enhanced Read-Along EbookJoin the charismatic gentleman bat on a night time stroll down cobblestone streets where the town is lively and energetic. Along the way he meets his lady friend. Dancing and merriment fill their evening until the weather takes a turn. But not to worry, when you're called the gentleman bat, you always come prepared. The Gentleman Bat is an original story with a timeless appeal. While it takes place in the Victorian-era, it has the universal appeal of two friends, or perhaps more than friends, enjoying a walk together. But what really sets The Gentleman Bat apart are the illustrations. Piotr Parda's watercolor and bamboo pen and ink paintings are meticulously crafted. The Gentleman Bat is sure to become a favorite book for children and the adults in their lives.


Dead Man's Bluff 

Dead Man's Bluff 

Author: J.R. Roberts

Publisher: Speaking Volumes

Published:

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1628158344

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OUTNUMBERED When three gunmen in Kansas take a few shots at Clint Adams, he just figures it goes with the territory. After all, the Gunsmith's reputation follows him everywhere. But when Clint gets word that some of his friends—mighty respectable gunmen themselves—also have been attacked in shootouts, he knows something's up. Following the trail of murders, Clint winds up in San Francisco, the scene of the last deadly crime. It seems a gang of ruthless shootists are out for blood—the blood of the best in the West. But what this gang didn't gamble on was that strength in numbers doesn't count for much against the Gunsmith...


Works

Works

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher:

Published: 1884

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13:

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The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

Author: Albert Smith

Publisher:

Published: 1848-04

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13:

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"A monthly review and bulletin of new measures, new men, new books, new plays, new jokes, and new nonsense; being an act for the amalgamation of the broad gauge of fancy with the narrow gauge of fact into the grand general amusement junction"--Page [4] of covers, no. 1-9.