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The Old Leather Man

2013-09-01 History
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Release : 2013-09-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 457/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Old Leather Man by : Dan W. DeLuca

Download or read book The Old Leather Man written by Dan W. DeLuca. This book was released on 2013-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1883, wearing a sixty-pound suit sewn from leather boot-tops, a wanderer known only as the Leather Man began to walk a 365 mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers that he would complete every 34 days, for almost six years. His circuit took him through at least 41 towns in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York, sleeping in caves, accepting food from townspeople, and speaking only in grunts and gestures along the way. What remains of the mysterious Leather Man today are the news clippings and photographs taken by the first-hand witnesses of this captivating individual. The Old Leather Man gathers the best of the early newspaper accounts of the Leather Man, and includes maps of his route, historic photographs of his shelters, the houses he was known to stop at along his way, and of the Leather Man himself. This history tracks the footsteps of the Leather Man and unravels the myths surrounding the man who made Connecticut’s caves his home. Ebook Edition Note: Six of the 111 illustrations have been redacted.

Old Leather

2005-07-07 Sports & Recreation
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Release : 2005-07-07
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 603/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Old Leather by : Chris Willis

Download or read book Old Leather written by Chris Willis. This book was released on 2005-07-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of original and archival interviews, former players, owners, fans, family members and league officials provide a rare glimpse into the origins of professional football. Chris Willis, head of the Research Library at NFL Films, conveys what the era of professional football was like in the age of leather helmets, no television, dirt fields, small salaries and playing for the love of the game was its own reward.

Larceny and Old Leather

2005-08-01 Sports & Recreation
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Release : 2005-08-01
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 333/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Larceny and Old Leather by : Eldon L. Ham

Download or read book Larceny and Old Leather written by Eldon L. Ham. This book was released on 2005-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every baseball player from little league to the big leagues knows it is illegal to steal signs, yet every major league team assigns someone to do just that. Baseball thrives on trickery and deception. But as our oldest major team sport, its larcenous legacy goes much deeper than the field of play. In LARCENY AND OLD LEATHER: THE MISCHIEVOUS LEGACY OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, Eldon Ham—sports lawyer, professor, and author—traces the game’s lesser-known, roguish past. His wry chapters, filled with anecdotes and statistics, expose both the hidden and the obvious cheating occurring throughout baseball’s history, from corked bats and spitballs to betting and media hyperbole. Here is a book for both seasoned baseball fans and neophytes who’d like to get a look at the game that evolved into an industry. Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, Pete Rose, and many other lesser known players make their appearance in this fascinating history, as Ham seeks not only to chronicle the legacy of deception inherent within the game, but also to explore why it is, and how it is, that this deception is exactly what makes baseball the most endearing of American games.

Museum of Antiquity

2016-01-16
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Release : 2016-01-16
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Book Rating : 173/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Museum of Antiquity by : T. L. Haines

Download or read book Museum of Antiquity written by T. L. Haines. This book was released on 2016-01-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pompeii was in its full glory at the commencement of the Christian era. It was a city of wealth and refinement, with about 35,000 inhabitants, and beautifully located at the foot of Mount Vesuvius; it possessed all local advantages that the most refined taste could desire. Upon the verge of the sea, at the entrance of a fertile plain, on the bank of a navigable river, it united the conveniences of a commercial town with the security of a military station, and the romantic beauty of a spot celebrated in all ages for its pre-eminent loveliness. Its environs, even to the heights of Vesuvius, were covered with villas, and the coast, all the way to Naples, was so ornamented with gardens and villages, that the shores of the whole gulf appeared as one city.

The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New

2004-03-11 Antiques & Collectibles
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Release : 2004-03-11
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
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Book Rating : 036/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New by : Margot Rosenberg

Download or read book The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New written by Margot Rosenberg. This book was released on 2004-03-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here at last is a short, simple, inexpensive guide to the tricks of the trade regarding how to take care of your beloved books. Written by a pair of booksellers, this little gem emphasizes household products and simple methods.

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