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100 1 $aDickson, Paul.
245 10 $aBill Veeck :$bbaseball's greatest maverick /$cPaul Dickson.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bWalker & Co.,$c2012.
300 $ax, 434 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aVeeck's sportswriter father became president of the Chicago Cubs when Bill was four, and America's pastime became his lifelong passion. He changed the business and conscience of baseball, leaving his mark on it as few ever did.
505 0 $aPrologue -- Senior -- Veeck on deck -- A rambunctious Cub -- Brewers gold -- The Philadelphia story -- Pvt. Veeck goes to war -- Back in the game -- Lawrence Doby and the integration of the American League -- The oldest rookie -- Indians summer -- Flagpole sitting -- Striking out with the St. Louis Browns -- Baltimore chop -- Chicago a go-go -- Bells and whistles -- Peachblossom Creek -- Off to the races -- The last hurrah -- Demolition -- Borrow time -- Epilogue -- Following the family and close friends.
600 10 $aVeeck, Bill.
650 0 $aBaseball team owners$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aBaseball promoters$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.$2bisacsh
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