Saying It's So
A Cultural History of the Black Sox Scandal
Published on 10. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-252-07313-7 (ISBN)
Description
The story of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and his White Sox teammates purportedly conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds has lingered in our collective consciousness for a century. Daniel A. Nathan's wide-ranging history looks at how journalists, historians, novelists, filmmakers, and baseball fans have represented and remembered the scandal. Nathan's reflections on what these different cultural narratives reveal about their creators and eras shape a fascinating study of cultural values, memory, and the ways people make meaning.
Reviews / Votes
Winner of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Book Award, 2003. Winner of the North American Society for Sport History Book Award, 2003. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2006. Named Book of the Year by both the North American Society for Sport History and the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport."Nathan's writing is completely accessible, his arguments sound, and his conclusions dead-on."--Chicago Tribune "Saying It's So is ambitious in its reach, well-researched, and clearly written. The range of texts it considers is impressive and important, and its readings of individual texts are invariably engaging."--Michael Oriard, author of Sporting with the Gods: The Rhetoric of Play and Game in American Literature
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-07313-7 (9780252073137)
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12/2002
University of Illinois Press
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Person
Daniel A. Nathan is the Douglas Family Chair in American Culture, History, and Literary and Interdisciplinary Studies at Skidmore College. He is the editor of Rooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity and coeditor of Baseball Beyond Our Borders: An International Pastime.