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Hobey Baker : Upon Further Review: Exploring the Life and Death of a Hockey Immortal
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Overview
He was America's most dashing athlete, the pride of Princeton. Hobey Baker, the aristo- cratic Ivy League sports hero and, later, a glamorous World War I fighter pilot. From the outside, U.S. Army Captain Hobey Baker had it all: good looks, a glamorous fiancé, war medals for bravery, and a sports resume second to none. And then it all came crashing down, barely a month following the Armistice.
Over the years, questions emerged: Why did Baker take that ill-fated flight in the first place? What prompted his lover to abandon him? Why did he fight his orders to return home from war? Hobey Baker, Upon Further Review distills a century's worth of clues to solve the mystery of a death that has confounded us all.
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- ISBN-13: 9781943995738
- ISBN-10: 1943995737
- Publisher: Thomas Rappleye
- Publish Date: November 2018
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.91 pounds
- Page Count: 266
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