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Cooperstown Confidential
Zev Chafets
Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Bloomsbury USA
June 2009
On Sale: June 9, 2009
256 pages ISBN: 1596915455 EAN: 9781596915459 Hardcover
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The first book to draw back the veil on the Hall of Fame,
combining an insider’s history of the Hall and its players
with a consideration of baseball’s place in culture. The National Baseball H all of Fame is the holiest
institution in American sports. It’s not just a place to
honor great athletes. It’s where America’s pastime announces
to the world what it is and what it wants to be. It’s not
just a sports museum; it’s a mirror of American culture. As
Zev Chafets points out, it’s no coincidence that the first
black Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson, was inducted in 1962,
at the height of the civil rights movement. Or that the Hall
is now planning a wing to honor Latino players. For a
hundred years, the story of the Hall of Fame has been deeply
tied up with the story of America. For the first time, this book shows the inner workings of
the Hall: the politics, the players, and the people who own
and preserve it. From the history of the founding Clark
family to a day on the town with the newly inducted Goose
Gossage, from the battle over steroids to the economics of
induction and secret campaigns by aspiring players, this is
a highly irreverent and highly entertaining tour through the
life of an American institution. For anyone who cares about
baseball, this is essential reading.
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