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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Hitler, Stalin, Walter O'Malley; 1. From County Mayo to Montague Street; 2. From Gowanus to Montague Street; 3. Under New Management; 4. Learning the Business; 5. Buying Out Rickey; 6. Running the Team; 7. A New Stadium -- Economics; 8. A New Stadium -- Politics; 9. The Laughingstock of the Country; 10. Now I Learn It's Been Controversial for Years; 11. In Court; 12. A Monument to the O'Malleys; 13. Loose Ends; 14. The Most Powerful Man in Baseball; 15. A Totally Different Person |
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16. Peter17. Marvin Miller and Andy Messersmith; 18. Bottom of the Ninth; 19. Postgame; Source Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O'Malley (1903-79) is best remembered-and still reviled by many-for moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Yet much of the O'Malley story leading up to the Dodgers' move is unknown or created from myth, and there is substantially more to the man. When he entered the public eye, the self-constructed family background and early life he presented was gilded. Later his personal story was distorted by some New York sportswriters, who hated him for moving the Dodgers. </D |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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O'Malley, Walter, 1903-1979.
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| SUBJECT |
O'Malley, Walter, 1903-1979 fast |
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Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
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Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team)
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| SUBJECT |
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) fast |
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Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) fast |
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Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Baseball team owners
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780803255050 |
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0803255055 |
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9780803255067 |
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0803255063 |
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