A Man Called Shoeless

by Howard Burman

Overview

A Man Called Shoeless relates the life story of Joe Jackson, one of the most controversial, enigmatic and interesting characters in American popular culture. A story based on exhaustive research presented through the medium of fictionalized dialogue, the entire trajectory of his life is told through a broad tapestry of voices--family, friends, rivals, players, officials, fans, critics. From illiterate mill hand to baseball legend, to his fall from grace, his story is told by Joe himself, those he knew, and those who knew him.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692557877
Publisher:	Howard Burman
Publication date:	03/31/2016
Pages:	692
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.52(d)

Editorial Reviews

"... a fine piece of creative writing, a book worth reading for its insight into southern mill towns, the southern mentality, baseball in the Deadball Era, the 1919 World Series, and the undeniably hard life and times of Shoeless Joe Jackson." --John Shiffert, "19 to 21: A Review of Baseball History.

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