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Aug 7, 2018 · In this painstaking review, Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the scandal, in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the series to Cincinnati.
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. Eliot Asinof, Stephen Jay Gould (Introduction) 4.05. 11,051 ratings403 reviews. Want to read. Kindle $15.33. Rate this book. First published in 1963, Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.
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Eight Men Out, written by Eliot Asinof, has been called the definitive history about the fixing of the 1919 World Series. It’s not—and Asinof never intended it to be. In the half-century since the book was first published in 1963, we’ve learned a lot of new information about the scandal and everyone involved.
Eight Men Out study guide contains a biography of Eliot Asinof, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The Eight Men Out Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members ...
Apr 1, 2011 · Eight Men Out is both an excellent journalistic/historical account of the events surrounding the "Black Sox" scandal and a very good read. Asinof creates vivid and believable portraits of all of the protagonists while being careful to make clear when he's relating facts supporting by verifiable evidence and when he's offering reasonable but ...
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Jan 1, 1997 · 4.5 744 ratings. See all formats and editions. The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as “the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!” First published in 1963, Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic.
May 1, 2000 · Eight Men out: the Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Paperback – Illustrated, 1 May 2000. by Eliot Asinof (Author) 4.5 675 ratings. See all formats and editions. First published in 1963, Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.
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