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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
Here is the baseball history of three brothers. George was the eldest of the trio and the local hero; Rick was the cerebral baseball brother; Wes was the natural. This work chronicles all seven Ferrell brothers' careers in baseball.
This is a behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball, and a biography of Max McLeary, the one-eyed umpire. Author Mike Shannon spent the 2000 Frontier League season attending games with McLeary and gives his account of the season here.
Ernie Banks is the best-known ballplayer in the history of the Chicago Cubs - a man as famous for his personality and trademark phrases as for his... Læs mere
Baseball player and manager Hugh Ambrose Jennings was known as ""Big Daddy,"" not for his physical stature but for his iconic status to... Læs mere
This is the first book-length biography of Ed McKean, one of the nineteenth-century's premier shortstops. It is also the story of the so-called Emerald Age of baseball and leading Irish figures including Patsy Tebeau, Jimmy McAleer, John MGraw, and Hughie Jennings.
Born in Indiana, Edd Roush eventually received two National League batting titles and became a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. This title presents an account of Roush's life, and focuses on the events of the 1919 Black Sox World series.
For many fans in the 1940s and 1950s, it wasn't the exploits of major leagues that made baseball so popular. It was the local minor league heroes--often lacking the talent or luck to make it to the majors--who dominated their thoughts of baseball.
This illustrated biography gives an intimate view of this umpire, from his birth in 1896 and long marriage to his death from diabetes in 1954. With... Læs mere
Widely regarded as the best manager of his time, Bill McKechnie built winners at every stop, took four teams to the World Series and became the only man to do... Læs mere
Charles ""Dazzy"" Vance became known as the strike out king after leading the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row. Although this... Læs mere
When Sal Maglie began pitching, batters used to tremble. He was a feared and respected player for his tenacity and off the pitch he was an amiable man. James D. Szalontai's biography reveals a truly great American sportsman.
Carl Hubbell, a baseball legend was active in the 1930s for the New York Giants and a nine-time All-Star. Hubbell was a left-handed ace from Oklahoma who is still regarded as one of the... Læs mere