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Baseball's Union Association : The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League
Overview
Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo. Backed by Henry V. Lucas, an impetuous 26-year-old millionaire from St. Louis, the UA existed for one chaotic season in 1884. This first full-length history of the Union Association tells the captivating story of the league's brief and enigmatic existence. Lucas recruited a wild mix of disgruntled stars, misfits, crooks, has-beens, drunks, and the occasional spectator--along with a future star or two. The result was a bizarre experiment that sowed both turmoil and hope before fading into oblivion.
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- ISBN-13: 9781476680606
- ISBN-10: 1476680604
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- Publish Date: November 2022
- Dimensions: 9.92 x 6.93 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
- Page Count: 277
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