Judge and jury
Subtitle: the life and times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
By: David Pietrusza ; foreword by Gov. Dick Thornburgh.
Publisher: Diamond Communications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: South Bend, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 564
Subjects: Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944.; Baseball commissioners -- United States -- Biography.; Judges -- United States -- Biography.
Other titles: Life and times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Description: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is most famous for his role as the first Commissioner ever to rule organized baseball. But before he came into his legendary position as baseball's final say, Landis already had built a reputation from his Chicago courtroom as the most popular and most controversial federal judge in World War I-era America. Judge and Jury is the first complete biography of the Squire, from the origins of his unusual name through his career as a federal judge and his clean-up after the infamous Black Sox scandal.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-533) and index.