Saying It's So: A Cultural History of the Black Sox Scandal

by Daniel A. Nathan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252073134
• ISBN13: 9780252073137
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"