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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-10080327310X

ISBN-139780803273108

eBay Product ID (ePID)22038699362

Product Key Features

Book TitleHigh Hard One

Number of Pages189 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBaseball / History, Baseball / General, General

Publication Year1998

GenreSports & Recreation

AuthorMartin Quigley, Kirby Higbe

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-044711

Reviews"[This] is not the usual baseball autobiography. Rather, it is a bit of Americana. . . . Filled with uninhibited comment regarding both the author and other baseball notables."- Library Journal ., "[This] is not the usual baseball autobiography. Rather, it is a bit of Americana. . . . Filled with uninhibited comment regarding both the author and other baseball notables."-Library Journal, "The High Hard Oneis the bald confession of a hard-nosed unabashed fun-seeker who pitched, ably and often, for many teams in organized baseball. Ol' Hig's tale is told with a salty tongue, further spiced with rue and bitter memories. . . . He was . . . typical of the half-educated, strong-armed, Southern farm boys who made baseball the National Pastime."-Jim Brosnan,New York Times Book Review., "[This] is not the usual baseball autobiography. Rather, it is a bit of Americana. . . . Filled with uninhibited comment regarding both the author and other baseball notables."-Library Journal., "[This is not the usual baseball autobiography. Rather, it is a bit of Americana. . . . Filled with uninhibited comment regarding both the author and other baseball notables."- Library Journal, "The High Hard One is the bald confession of a hard-nosed unabashed fun-seeker who pitched, ably and often, for many teams in organized baseball. Ol' Hig's tale is told with a salty tongue, further spiced with rue and bitter memories. . . . He was . . . typical of the half-educated, strong-armed, Southern farm boys who made baseball the National Pastime."-Jim Brosnan, New York Times Book Review ., "The High Hard One is the bald confession of a hard-nosed unabashed fun-seeker who pitched, ably and often, for many teams in organized baseball. Ol' Hig's tale is told with a salty tongue, further spiced with rue and bitter memories. . . . He was . . . typical of the half-educated, strong-armed, Southern farm boys who made baseball the National Pastime."-Jim Brosnan,New York Times Book Review., " The High Hard One is the bald confession of a hard-nosed unabashed fun-seeker who pitched, ably and often, for many teams in organized baseball. Ol' Hig's tale is told with a salty tongue, further spiced with rue and bitter memories. . . . He was . . . typical of the half-educated, strong-armed, Southern farm boys who made baseball the National Pastime."-Jim Brosnan, New York Times Book Review ., "[This] is not the usual baseball autobiography. Rather, it is a bit of Americana. . . . Filled with uninhibited comment regarding both the author and other baseball notables."- Library Journal, "The High Hard One is the bald confession of a hard-nosed unabashed fun-seeker who pitched, ably and often, for many teams in organized baseball. Ol' Hig's tale is told with a salty tongue, further spiced with rue and bitter memories. . . . He was . . . typical of the half-educated, strong-armed, Southern farm boys who made baseball the National Pastime."-Jim Brosnan, New York Times Book Review.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal796.357/092 B

SynopsisThe High Hard One intimately portrays the rough-and-ready life of a bush-league ballplayer during the Great Depression. Kirby Higbe broke into the big time with the Chicago Cubs in 1938, showed his talent for striking out batters while pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1940, and led the National League in victories for the pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941. He was with the Dodgers when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and integrated the team in 1947. That year was, for Higbe, "the end of what you might call the Babe Ruth era and the beginning of modern professional baseball."

LC Classification NumberGV865.H5A3 1998