Step back in time to the summer of 1940, when professional baseball in Fayetteville, Arkansas met its untimely demise, leaving a void that has never been filled in the decades since. In this enchanting tapestry of history, the remarkable story of a nearly forgotten Class-D minor league unfolds before your eyes-an organization that holds the title of the "smallest league that ever functioned in organized baseball." With every turn of the page, a bittersweet nostalgia permeates the air, drawing you into the world of the Arkansas-Missouri League and the faded glory of the Fayetteville Angels. The raucous symphony of wood meeting horsehide, the exhilaration of triumphant cheers, and the heartwrenching cries of defeat. Each of these once vibrant sounds now exist as mere whispers, floating in the ethereal realm of forgotten history. Angels in the Ozarks brings a bygone era back to life, where dreams soared and the spirit of baseball thrived, forever leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of those who still remember.
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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978-1-63373-701-3 (9781633737013)
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J.B. Hogan is an award-winning author with some 350 stories and poems and twelve books published. Among his books are Bar Harbor, Mexican Skies, Time and Time Again, Living Behind Time, and Losing Cotton. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature, worked for many years as a technical writer, and has researched and written extensively on local history. His book Angels in the Ozarks is a history of 1930s professional baseball in the area. He helped write An Illustrated History of the Fayetteville Square with noted local historian Anthony J. Wappel. His newest local history book, the award-winning Forgotten Fayetteville and Washington County, was published in September 2023.
