This engaging story is a behind-the-scenes look at the heyday of the Hollywood cliffhanger, the making of the movies, and the people involved in them.
Chronicles the Chicago Cubs' 1935 season and the many on- and off-field events that impacted the game for years to come. Fans who had once turned... Læs mere
This volume tells the story of how Sunday baseball went from being an illegal activity in most areas of the US in... Læs mere
In 1954, Mike Connolly, the gay gossip columnist for the ""Hollywood Reporter"" from 1951 to 1966, was described by Newsweek as ""probably the most influential columnist inside the movie colony"". This text focuses on Mike Connolly's life and work.
English editor, literary critic, poet, novelist, theologian, and Inkling, Charles Williams (1885 to 1945) wrote popular-press reviews of detective fiction in its golden age of popularity. This book presents all of Williams' published reviews of detective fiction.
A complete biography of Louis Sockalexis, known during his playing days as ""Chief of Sockem"" and ""Deerfoot on the Diamond"". For three seasons Sockalexis... Læs mere
This volume combines a biography of John Taylor Wood and three of his memoirs published in ""Century"" magazine between 1885 and 1898. His writings... Læs mere
This volume collects together the personal stories of 55 women who stayed on the American home front during World War II. It includes the tales of women who worked as marines and government workers as well as those of single mothers whose husbands had gone off to fight.
Both an intimate account of the life of one of America's most important astronomers and the story of his car, a 1911 Stevens-Duryea, this biography provides an insight into life as a US astronomer during the early 20th century.
This critical work concentrates on the science fiction writings of Paul Linebarger, who wrote under the pseudonym Cordwainer Smith, among others.
To many people, Clark Gable will forever be Rhett Butler in ""Gone With The Wind"". This work tell's Gable's life story, chronicling his stage career and of course providing information on every one of his films.
The selection process for the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York, has been the same for sixty years. This work combines an irreverent critique of the voting process with an analysis of the biases that have fostered questionable choices in Hall of Fame voting.