"Swish" Nicholson
Subtitle: a biography of wartime baseball's leading slugger
By: Robert A. Greenberg.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780786432745
Subjects: Nicholson, Bill, -- 1914-; Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This balanced, carefully researched biography covers Nicholson's life early and late, thoroughly describes his legendary feats of slugging, and gauges his accomplishments in light of the era in which played"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index.
Table of contents: title: On Fancy Farm; title: Three sport man; title: Return from Annapolis; title: Mr. Mack and the A's; title: Life in the bushes; title: Back to the big leagues; title: Catalina to Chicago; title: The last prewar season; title: Baseball, as usual; title: Coming into his own; title: "Swish" and his fans; title: The supreme compliment; title: The year of the billy goat curse; title: Benched; title: The Cubs in decline; title: Farewell to the Windy City; title: The City of Brotherly Love; title: The Whiz Kids; title: The Giants win the pennant; title: Shakeup on the Phillies; title: Is there life after baseball?; title: Epilogue.