The complete New York Clipper baseball biographies
Subtitle: more than 800 sketches of players, managers, owners, umpires, reporters and others, 1859-1903
By: compiled by Jean-Pierre Caillault ; foreword by John Thorn.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 747
ISBN-13: 9780786433735
Subjects: Baseball players -- United States -- Biography; Baseball managers -- United States -- Biography; Baseball coaches -- United States -- Biography; Baseball umpires -- United States -- Biography; Baseball writers -- Untied States -- Biography; Baseball -- United States -- History
Genres: Biography
Other titles: New York clipper.
Description: "The New York Clipper was the standard bearer of sports weeklies during the 19th century featuring a weekly biographical portrait of a sporting figure. More than 800 baseball players, managers, owners, umpires, and writers were portrayed. These biographies are collected in alphabetical order, with more than 600 line-art drawings. The book features a foreword by John Thorn"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Volume 1 : The Biographies A-L."

Includes bibliographical references and index.