Bill Veeck
by Paul Dickson
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95%
Critic Reviews: 16
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Reader Ratings: 42
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Synopsis
The first major biography of one of the most influential and sharp-witted figures in baseball history, whose life and imagination helped define the several eras he encompassed.Relying on primary sources, including more than a hundred interviews, Paul Dickson has crafted a richly detailed portrait of an American original: baseball impresario and innovator, independent spirit and unflinching advocate of racial equality, Bill Veeck. Veeck (1914–1986) was born... more
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Published: April 24, 2012 by Macmillan Publishing
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs. Non-fiction. 448 pages
- All Critics: 16
- Positive: 16
- Negative: 0
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Philly.com | 20 May 2012
Bill Veeck is a book to match the man — hearty, irreverent, and outrageously entertaining.
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The Wall Street Journal | 20 Apr 2012
Mr. Dickson rightly prizes his subject's colorful appeal, judiciously weaving Veeck's own words into the story.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Mar 2012
Veeck is not as well remembered as he should be... Dickson’s book is a skillful corrective.
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History News Network | 5 Jun 2012
Dickson’s biography reminds one why Veeck was so endearing to many baseball fans...
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Los Angeles Times | 1 Apr 2012
The proof of goodness is usually in the details, so it becomes clear right off the bat that Dickson has written an authoritative work.
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Chicago Sun Times | 27 Apr 2012
Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick is a portrait of a uniquely rounded and compassionate spirit.
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1 Man and His Books | 10 Apr 2012
This is a book rich in description and detail and also provides us with an outstanding view of the game...
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Washington Independent Review of Books
Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick is a very fine baseball biography that compares with the best work that has been published on the leaders of the sport over the years.
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MLB reports | 20 Jun 2012
Make sure to grab your own of Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick... It will be the smartest investment in baseball knowledge that you will ever make.
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Only A Game
Paul Dickson’s biography of Bill Veeck is thorough, entertaining, and superb.
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Oregon Live | 19 May 2012
In this crisply written, admiring but never fawning chronicle, Dickson makes a strong case for Veeck as the most influential baseball executive who ever lived.
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Book Reporter | 22 Jun 2012
BILL VEECK is as comfortable a read as a good seat in the bleachers along with a hot dog and beer.
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ConcertKatie | 26 May 2012
Dickson did a great job capturing Bill’s life and although the book is 300+ pages, it definitely kept my interest the whole time.
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Seamheads.com | 24 Apr 2012
No less absorbing and valuable is Paul Dickson’s biography of the man... it is worth every bad penny.
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Baseball America | 10 May 2012
Dickson also provides a structure and the full cradle-to-grave perspective that was unavailable at the time Veeck and Linn unloosed the baseball pariah on the literary world five decades ago.
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OnMilwaukee.com | 11 May 2012
Paul Dickson pulls back the curtain a little further on a very formative time in Veeck's professional, and personal life that often is overlooked...
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