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VEECK, BILL; LINN, ED Veeck - As in Wreck: The Chaotic Career of Baseball's Incorrigible Maverick -- the Autobiography of Bill Veeck
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 2nd printing in 4th printing dust jacket. Very good hardcover, good jacket. Ink name stamp on front free endpaper, jacket price crossed out, moderate jacket wear. Binding tight, text clean & unmarked. 380 pp. 6" x 8 1/2". "Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His classic autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with information about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners, including some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature." ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "William Louis Veeck, Jr. (February 9,1914 – January 2, 1986), also known as 'Sport Shirt Bill', was a native of Chicago, Illinois, and franchise owner and promoter in Major League Baseball. He was best known for his flamboyant publicity stunts, and the innovations he brought to the league during his ownership of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox. Veeck was the last owner to purchase a baseball franchise without an independent fortune, and is responsible for many significant innovations and contributions to baseball. In response to his critics, Veeck once said, 'All I ever said is that you can draw more people with a losing team, plus bread and circuses, than with a losing team and a long, still silence.'" -- Wikipedia.
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