Dynastic, bombastic, fantastic
Subtitle: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's swingin' A's
By: Jason Turbow
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780544303171
Subjects: Baseball; Oakland Athletics (Baseball team); History
Description: "How the Oakland A's of the 1970s--a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers--won three straight championships and knocked baseball into the modern age"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-371) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Ascendance 1961-1971; title: Welcome to Oakland; title: The owner; title: Part 2: Pinnacle 1972-1974; title: Vida's blues; title: Sweet smell of success; title: Teetering in Tiger Town; title: World Series, 1972; title: Springtime for champions; title: Defending your flag; title: Beating the birds; title: Scapegoat nation; title: Wherefore Williams?; title: Another run; title: Hello, Hollywood ... Goodbye, Catfish (prelude); title: Catfish gone; title: Part 3: Descent 1975-1980; title: Retool; title: Housecleaning; title: Long slope down.