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Download or read book A Grandstand Seat written by Eileen Lebow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-08-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little-known American Balloon Service worked in combat to help direct artillery fire more accurately and provide essential intelligence on enemy troop movements during World War I. German use of observation balloons to direct artillery fire in August of 1914 forced the Allies to develop a similar force. With the U.S. entry into the war in 1917, the balloon service, starting from scratch, evolved into an effective, disciplined fighting unit, whose achievements are unfortunately overshadowed by those of the flying aces. Reminiscences from balloon veterans form the basis of this book, the first to picture life as a gasbagger in the three major American engagements of the war. Amazingly, life as an observer suspended in a wicker basket under an elephantine hydrogen balloon proved less deadly than piloting an airplane. From his grandstand seat, the observer kept tabs on the war below him and telephoned vital information to headquarters command. These reports were often the only accurate intelligence available. Balloonists remember the war as a great adventure, one which many of them lived to tell about.
Book Synopsis Wins, Losses, and Empty Seats by : David George Surdam
Download or read book Wins, Losses, and Empty Seats written by David George Surdam and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized baseball has survived its share of difficult times, and never was the state of the game more imperiled than during the Great Depression. Or was it? Remarkably, during the economic upheavals of the Depression none of the sixteen Major League Baseball teams folded or moved. In this economist?s look at the sport as a business between 1929 and 1941, David George Surdam argues that although it was a very tough decade for baseball, the downturn didn?t happen immediately. The 1930 season, after the stock market crash, had record attendance. But by 1931 attendance began to fall rapidly, plummeting 40 percent by 1933. ø To adjust, teams reduced expenses by cutting coaches and hiring player-managers. While even the best players, such as Babe Ruth, were forced to take pay cuts, most players continued to earn the same pay in terms of purchasing power. Baseball remained a great way to make a living. Revenue sharing helped the teams in small markets but not necessarily at the expense of big-city teams. Off the field, owners devised innovative solutions to keep the game afloat, including the development of the Minor League farm system, night baseball, and the first radio broadcasts to diversify teams? income sources. ø Using research from primary documents, Surdam analyzes how the economic structure and operations side of Major League Baseball during the Depression took a beating but managed to endure, albeit changed by the societal forces of its time.
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Book Synopsis Future Use and Financing of RFK Stadium by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
Download or read book Future Use and Financing of RFK Stadium written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Poet in the Grandstand by : Thomas Porky McDonald
Download or read book Poet in the Grandstand written by Thomas Porky McDonald and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the area of ballpark hopping, there have been a number of accounts written, recorded or talked about in recent times, sometimes for a cause or others just as a gimmick. Through Poet in the Grandstand, poet and writer Thomas Porky McDonald gives us a most unique twist on a preoccupation which has grown in the past few decades, in the wake of the closings of classic old yards and the birth of the more entertainment and nostalgia driven open-air parks. From his first trip in 1990, to the fabled Comiskey Park of Shoeless Joe Jackson, Bill Veeck and the Go-Go Sox, on through to the 2010 opening of Minnesotas fabulous Target Field, featuring the modern M&M Boys, Joe Mauer and Justin Mourneau, McDonald offers up a book that is part travelogue and part poetic tribute to all the places that men and women have gone to over the years for a very personal sense of joy. This journey, done methodically, over two decades, picks up steam as the chapters begin to flow. The effect of McDonald himself clearly growing as a poet through the years is accentuated by the fact that more and more pieces are written in the later trips. The end result is a most interesting volume of not just ballparks, but Americana, as numerous attractions taken in during those ballpark weeks and weekends are also noted and/or dissected. For fourteen seasons on his own and then six more accompanied by friend and confidant Adam Boneker, McDonalds travels, highlighted by over 300 poems, can take the reader back to a simpler time or into the possibilities of the future. In chapter and in verse, Poet in the Grandstand has something for both the baseball enthusiast and the curious traveler. Fans of the game and lovers of the road will each find much to offer within these pages.
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Book Synopsis Formula One Racing For Dummies by : Jonathan Noble
Download or read book Formula One Racing For Dummies written by Jonathan Noble and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-11-21 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know what Formula One racing is all about This book delves into the strategy, technology, and spirit needed to win a Formula One race. Every angle of a race weekend is covered in detail, from scrutineering to pitstops to podium. You’ll also read about the rivalries and politics that have turned the sport into a global televised drama. Illustrated with black and white photographs, Formula One Racing For Dummies will serve the die-hard spectator or armchair fan alike. Discover how to: Identify race strategies Understand the role of each team member Master the latest rules and regulations Appreciate a Formula One car’s cutting-edge design Enjoy Formula One from the stands and on TV The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humour and fun
Download or read book Engineering World written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Rosenblatt Stadium by : Kevin Warneke
Download or read book Rosenblatt Stadium written by Kevin Warneke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium was home to baseball's College World Series from 1950 until 2010. Future Major League stars played pro ball there in all but seven seasons during the same period. The venue also hosted barnstorming games, football games, concerts and a variety of novelty events in its lifetime. The history of the stadium is told by people who lived it. Essays and recollections by players and coaches who competed there, organizers of the Series and other events, and fans who enjoyed more than six decades of entertainment establish Rosenblatt's place in the American cultural landscape.
Download or read book Concrete written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Concrete written by Harvey Whipple and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Methuen Drama Amateur Theatre Handbook by : Keith Arrowsmith
Download or read book The Methuen Drama Amateur Theatre Handbook written by Keith Arrowsmith and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amateur Theatre Handbook is the essential handbook for anyone involved in amateur dramatics. Keith Arrowsmith guides the reader through the potential pitfalls of putting on a production, from preliminary planning and choosing a play, through stage management, to first night. There are sections on staging a show, group organisation and special performances, covering legal rights and obligations, health and safety, budgeting, copyright law, choosing a venue, stage management and front-of-house, plus a comprehensive reference section. Using personal anecdotes, checklists and clear guidelines, this is a comprehensive and accessible handbook for all aspects of amateur production.
Download or read book Concrete Products written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer by : Henry Coddington Meyer
Download or read book The Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer written by Henry Coddington Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Syracuse and Its Environs by : Franklin Henry Chase
Download or read book Syracuse and Its Environs written by Franklin Henry Chase and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Insiders' Guide® to Gettysburg by : Kate Hertzog
Download or read book Insiders' Guide® to Gettysburg written by Kate Hertzog and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insiders' Guide to Gettysburg is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this historic city.
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Download or read book Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Dept. Vol. 2895 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 1258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
