Title:
Pete Rose : an American dilemma / Kostya Kennedy.
ISBN:
9781618930965
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Publication Information:
New York, NY : Sports Illustrated Books, an imprint of Time Home Entertainment, Inc., [2014]
©2014
Physical Description:
341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Cooperstown, 2012 -- Harry never walked -- West of vine -- Cooperstown, 2012 -- Black and white and red all over -- Cincinnati, 1970 -- Cooperstown, 2012 -- Rose in the machine -- Raising Philadelphia -- Cincinnati, forever -- Cooperstown, 2012 -- Petey -- Suspended belief -- John Dowd -- Fable -- Main street to Marion -- Gate keepers -- Petey -- Truth, reconfigured -- His prison without bars -- The importance of being earnest -- Cooperstown, 2012 -- Petey -- Where he belongs -- The sand lot kid.
Summary:
Examines the life of polarizing sports legend Pete Rose, from his record-setting career to being banished from the game for being an unrepentant gambler, and discusses the complex moral issues keeping him out of the Hall of Fame.
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OCLC Number:
ocn852732600
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
