
Catcher Craig
Christy Mathewson(Author)
Alpha Editions (Publisher)
Published on 5. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
166 pages
978-93-5475-940-6 (ISBN)
Description
A brisk, hopeful spark meets a classic heartbeat in Catcher Craig. A coming-of-age tale set in turn-of-the-century America, it follows friendship and rivalry through the dusty lanes and diamond dust of small-town life, where each game is a test of character and courage.
This restored edition offers more than a reprint; it restores a voice that shaped early twentieth-century baseball fiction and the broader arc of sports literature. The book's clean, enduring themes-loyalty, growth, community-resonate with casual readers and with collectors who prize literary artefacts from New York's early modern era. It is a rare window into a world where the turn of the century meets the field, where young readers discover courage, ambition, and the bonds that bind a team.
For readers today, Catcher Craig stands as a cultural treasure and a shining addition to the baseball classics collection and the sports fiction anthology. It rewards attentive eyes with vivid setting and precise human insight, and it invites a modern audience to experience a quintessential slice of small town America, illustrated edition or not. This is not merely a story; it is a carefully preserved piece of the genre's history, crafted to endure for future generations of baseball fans and literary explorers alike.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Delhi
India
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
251 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-5475-940-6 (9789354759406)
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Schweitzer Classification