Saying It's So: A Cultural History of the Black Sox Scandal

(Part of the Sport and Society Series)

by Daniel A. Nathan

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The story of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and his White Sox teammates purportedly conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds has lingered in our collective consciousness for a century. Daniel A. Nathan's wide-ranging history looks at how journalists, historians, novelists, filmmakers, and baseball fans have represented and remembered the scandal. Nathan's reflections on what these different cultural narratives reveal...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0252027655

ISBN13:9780252027659

Release Date:December 2002

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.34 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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