The Haymakers
Author: George F. Root
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0895791927
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The Haymakers, Unions and Trojans of Troy, New York
Author: Jeffrey Michael Laing
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-08-11
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 078649493X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Troy Haymakers were a pioneer baseball team legendary for exploits on and off the field. Formed in 1860 in Troy, New York--a rapidly growing industrial city--the team was embraced by the tough-minded Trojans as emblematic of their vigorous boomtown, rivaling larger, better established cities. The Haymakers were a strong amateur club before becoming a charter member of baseball's first major league, the National Association, and subsequently gaining a franchise in the National League. The team rosters were filled with characters and scalawags along with talented players, including four future Hall of Famers. After losing its National League franchise in 1882, Troy fielded minor league teams for 34 years--with a wistful eye to Haymaker history.
The Haymakers' Histories. Twelve Cantos in Terza Rima. By Ruther
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Published: 1854
Total Pages: 132
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Author: Steven R. Hoffbeck
Publisher: Borealis Book
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTells a story of the labour and heartbreak suffered by five families struggling to make the hay that fed their livestock, a story not just about grass, alfalfa, and clover, but also about sweat and tears, toil and loss. This is an epic -- the history of a man's struggle with nature as well as man's struggle against machines. It relates the story of farmers and their obligations to their families, to the animals they fed, and to the land they tended.
The Haymakers
Author: George Frederick Root
Publisher:
Published: 1872
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Haymakers, Unions and Trojans of Troy, New York
Author: Jeffrey Michael Laing
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-08-13
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 1476619654
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Troy Haymakers were a pioneer baseball team legendary for exploits on and off the field. Formed in 1860 in Troy, New York--a rapidly growing industrial city--the team was embraced by the tough-minded Trojans as emblematic of their vigorous boomtown, rivaling larger, better established cities. The Haymakers were a strong amateur club before becoming a charter member of baseball's first major league, the National Association, and subsequently gaining a franchise in the National League. The team rosters were filled with characters and scalawags along with talented players, including four future Hall of Famers. After losing its National League franchise in 1882, Troy fielded minor league teams for 34 years--with a wistful eye to Haymaker history.
The Haymakers
Author: Steven R. Hoffbeck
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 2014-12-11
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0873517369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaking hay has always been hard work, just about the hardest work on a farm. Spanning 150 years, The Haymakers tells a story of the labor and heartbreak suffered by five families struggling to make the hay that fed their livestock, a story not just about grass, alfalfa, and clover, but also about sweat and fears, toil and loss. The Haymakers is an epic -- the history of man's struggle with nature as well as man's struggle against machines. It relates the story of farmers and their obligations to their families, to the animals they fed, and to the land they tended. Hoffbeck also documents and preserves the commonplace methods of haymaking. He describes the tools and the methods of haymaking as well as the relentless demands of the farm. Using diaries, agricultural guidebooks and personal interviews, the folkways of cutting, raking, and harvesting hay have been recorded in these chapters. In the end, this book is not so much about agricultural history as it is about family history, personal history -- how farm families survive, even persevere.
The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877
Author: William A. Cook
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-12-24
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1476616396
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy the mid-1870s, gambling in baseball threatened the public's confidence in the sport and its very existence as a professional enterprise. Recognizing this, Chicago owner William A. Hulbert and seven of his colleagues formed the National League, dedicating it to such high-minded ideals as preventing contract jumping and, most importantly, eliminating gambling from the sport. Hulbert's new league was severely threatened in 1877 by a gambling scandal that rocked its foundation. In mid-season, the Louisville Grays were the league's hottest team, but a disastrous eastern road trip caused vice president Charles Chase to question the efforts of some of his players. Sure-handed infielders were making inexplicable errors, and pitcher Jim Devlin was suddenly not as sharp as he had been previously. Chase's investigation found Devlin, A.H. Nichols, W.H. Carver, and George Hall had "sold" games, and the four were banned from the league. This work focuses first on the formation of the National League and the changing nature of professional baseball in the 1870s. The early seasons of the league are covered, and the author gives a detailed account of the Grays' 1877 season and the evidence against the four players. Also fully explored are the impact of the Grays scandal and its lasting influence on the governance of the sport.
George F. Root, Civil War Songwriter
Author: P.H. Carder
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-11-21
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0786483172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the Civil War broke out in 1861, "The Battle Cry of Freedom" became perhaps the most common patriotic song echoing throughout the North. The author of that famous tune was George F. Root, and his many other patriotic songs established him as "the musician of the people." This biography follows Root's dual career as a nationally-known traveling teacher and a composer of popular songs. His wartime songs expressed the emotions of the soldiers and of the people at home. His later songs document such events as the assassination of President Lincoln, the settling of the West, the literature and humor of his day, and the many reform movements that defined the values of that era. His biography reveals how he became the musician of the people and how his critics responded.
The Haymakers
Author: HAYMAKERS.
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Published: 1830*
Total Pages: 12
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