Fall from Grace: The Truth and Tragedy of "Shoeless Joe"

Fall from Grace: The Truth and Tragedy of "Shoeless Joe" Jackson

You may have seen Eight Men Out or Field of Dreams, but you wonâ€™t really know the full story of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox scandal of 1919 without reading Tim Hornbakerâ€™s book. â€œHaunting portrait of one of the gameâ€™s most controversial and complex figuresâ€â€”David Nemec, author, Official Rules of Baseball

Considered by Ty Cobb as â€œthe finest natural hitter in the history of the game,â€ â€œShoeless Joeâ€ Jackson is ranked with the greatest players to ever step onto a baseball diamond. With a career batting average of .356â€”which is still ranked third best all timeâ€”the man from Pickens County, South Carolina, was on his way to becoming one of the greatest players in the sportâ€™s history. That is, until the â€œBlack Soxâ€ scandal of 1919, which shook baseball to its core.

While many have sympathized with Jacksonâ€™s ban from baseball (even though he hit .375 during the 1919 World Series), not much is truly known about this quiet slugger. Whether he participated in the throwing of the World Series or not, he is still considered one of the gameâ€™s best, and many have fought for his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

From the author of Turning the Black Sox White (on Charles Comiskey) and War on the Basepaths (on Ty Cobb), Fall from Grace tells the story of the incredible life of Joseph Jefferson Jackson. From a mill boy to a baseball icon, author Tim Hornbaker breaks down the rise and fall of â€œShoeless Joe,â€ giving an inside look during baseballâ€™s Deadball Era, including Jacksonâ€™s personal point of view of the â€œBlack Soxâ€ scandal, which has never been covered before in this.
Country USA
Brand Sports Publishing
Manufacturer Sports Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781683582014
ReleaseDate 2018-03-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781683582014

Country	USA
Brand	Sports Publishing
Manufacturer	Sports Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781683582014
ReleaseDate	2018-03-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781683582014

Fall from Grace: The Truth and Tragedy of "Shoeless Joe" Jackson

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