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NINE

Baseball

Baseball's Endangered Species

One Season in Rocket City

Road to Nowhere

Daybreak at Chavez Ravine

Jazz Age Giant

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We welcome new baseball submissions. To submit a proposal please contact:  Rob Taylor, Senior Acquisitions Editor, rtaylor6@unl.edu

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS JOURNALS

NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture
Edited by Willie Steele and David Pegram

NINE studies all historical aspects of baseball, centering on the societal and cultural implications of the game wherever in the world it is played. This journal features articles, essays, book reviews, biographies, oral history, and short fiction pieces.

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Baseball

Baseball

Steven P. Gietschier

Daybreak at Chavez Ravine

Daybreak at Chavez Ravine

Erik Sherman

Road to Nowhere

Road to Nowhere

Chris Donnelly

Baseball's Endangered Species

Baseball's Endangered Species

Lee Lowenfish

Jazz Age Giant

Jazz Age Giant

Robert F. Garratt

One Season in Rocket City

One Season in Rocket City

Dale Tafoya
Foreword by Sandy Alderson

Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

Jason Cannon

Lefty and Tim

Lefty and Tim

William C. Kashatus
Foreword by Larry Christenson

When the Crowd Didn't Roar

When the Crowd Didn't Roar

Kevin Cowherd

The Umpire Is Out

The Umpire Is Out

Dale Scott with Rob Neyer
Foreword by Billy Bean

Bouton

Bouton

Mitchell Nathanson

Baseball Rebels

Baseball Rebels

Peter Dreier and Robert Elias
Foreword by Dave Zirin

Red Barber

Red Barber

Judith R. Hiltner and James R. Walker

Stolen Dreams

Stolen Dreams

Chris Lamb

Stumbling around the Bases

Stumbling around the Bases

Andy McCue

The Wax Pack

The Wax Pack

Brad Balukjian

The Chalmers Race

The Chalmers Race

Rick Huhn
Foreword by Charles C. Alexander

Bring In the Right-Hander!

Bring In the Right-Hander!

Jerry Reuss

Forty Years a Giant

Forty Years a Giant

Steven Treder

1962

1962

David Krell

The Pride of Minnesota

The Pride of Minnesota

Thom Henninger

Oscar Charleston

Oscar Charleston

Jeremy Beer

Cobra

Cobra

Dave Parker and Dave Jordan

Comeback Pitchers

Comeback Pitchers

Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg
Foreword by Pat Williams

Tony Lazzeri

Tony Lazzeri

Lawrence Baldassaro

Clubbie

Clubbie

Greg Larson

Two Sides of Glory

Two Sides of Glory

Erik Sherman
Foreword by Joe Castiglione

The Best Team Over There

The Best Team Over There

Jim Leeke

Invisible Men

Invisible Men

Donn Rogosin
Foreword by Monte Irvin
With a new introduction by the author

Buzzie and the Bull

Buzzie and the Bull

Ken LaZebnik
Foreword by Bob Bavasi

SABR 50 at 50

SABR 50 at 50

Edited by Bill Nowlin
Associate Editors Mark Armour, Scott Bush, Leslie Heaphy, Jacob Pomrenke, Cecilia Tan, John Thorn
Foreword by John Thorn

The Called Shot

The Called Shot

Thomas Wolf

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez

Kat D. Williams

Playing with Tigers

Playing with Tigers

George Gmelch
With a new epilogue by the author

The Pitcher and the Dictator

The Pitcher and the Dictator

Averell "Ace" Smith

Issei Baseball

Issei Baseball

Robert K. Fitts

Alou

Alou

Felipe Alou with Peter Kerasotis
Foreword by Pedro Martínez
Afterword by Bruce Bochy

Summer Baseball Nation

Summer Baseball Nation

Will Geoghegan

Making My Pitch

Making My Pitch

Ila Jane Borders with Jean Hastings Ardell
Foreword by Mike Veeck

Home Team

Home Team

Robert F. Garratt

Pastime Lost

Pastime Lost

David Block

In Pursuit of Pennants

In Pursuit of Pennants

Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt

Mover and Shaker

Mover and Shaker

Andy McCue

Baseball before We Knew It

Baseball before We Knew It

David Block

The Men in Blue

The Men in Blue

Larry R. Gerlach

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