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The Curt Flood story : the man behind the myth

"Examines Curt Flood's often troubled personal life and explores his possible motives for suing Major League Baseball in 1970. For challenging baseball's reserve system, which he likened to bondage, the St. Louis Cardinals center fielder in time was lionized. But this recognition came at great personal expense"--Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2007
University of Missouri Press, Columbia, 2007
Biographies
1 online resource (vii, 251 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
9780826265982, 9780826217400, 0826265987, 0826217400
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It takes a village
Alone among the peckerwoods
A minor in the majors
The (almost) golden years
A gold glove is tarnished
The ultimatum
The trade
Trials and tribulations
Second chance
Last act
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English