Saying It's So
A Cultural History of the Black Sox Scandal
Published on 6. December 2002
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-252-02765-9 (ISBN)
Description
The impact and legacy of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's conspiracy
Reviews / Votes
"It's so. Daniel A. Nathan's Saying It's So: A Cultural History of the Black Sox Scandal brings the eye of an alert cultural critic and historian to diverse narratives of 1919 World Series and its aftermath to explore "questions about historical representation, narrative, and collective memory" and to investigate how we construct meaning. ... Saying It's So offers a superb example of the scholarly study of sport, and, hyperbole aside, it is quite possibly the best book about the Black Sox since Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out (1963). ... Well-written and well-researched, Saying It's So is that rarity, an entertaining academic book, and it should reward students and scholars of baseball history and American popular culture." -- Trey Stecker, H-Arete "Nathan's writing is completely accessible, his arguments sound, and his conclusions dead on." --Chicago Tribune "Highly recommended." CHOICEMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-02765-9 (9780252027659)
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Person
Daniel A. Nathan is an associate professor of American Studies at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.