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Luke Salisbury

Auteur de ANSWER IS BASEBALL

5 oeuvres 69 utilisateurs 3 critiques

Œuvres de Luke Salisbury

ANSWER IS BASEBALL (1989) 49 exemplaires
No Common War (2019) 5 exemplaires
Hollywood and Sunset (2005) 4 exemplaires
Blue Eden (1995) 1 exemplaire

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1947-04-12
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Rhinebeck, New York, USA
Études
New College of Florida (BA|1969)
Professions
professor (English)
Organisations
Bunker Hill Community College

Membres

Critiques

Luke Salisbury's The Cleveland Indian: The Legend of King Saturday is an overlooked little gem in the genre of baseball fiction. Drawing heavily on the brief but colorful history of the National League's Cleveland Spiders during the 1890's, the novel centers around the boozing, brawling, gambling, larger-than-life King Saturday, a Penobscot Native American laden with immense talent, drawn to shady dealings, and ever at odds with a host of enemies. The character was inspired by Louis Sockalexis who indeed played a few seasons with the Spiders but was nowhere near the outsized personality created by Salisbury. The author effectively captures the atmosphere of the latter days of the Gilded Age, and the omnipresent vices beneath its shiny veneer. While this is an entertaining read, the novel does have its flaws. The plot meanders a bit, and the love triangles don't quite ring true. But the rich sepia-toned baseball flavor that runs throughout the book makes the book a solid success.… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
ghr4 | Feb 15, 2018 |
The best Baseball Trivia book of all time.
 
Signalé
JNSelko | 1 autre critique | Jun 25, 2008 |
An interesting premise for a book - write down all the interesting trivia about baseball a true buff would know, and then write the stuff that buff won't. This book gets its chops from being able to tell the compelling stories of ballplayers no one has ever heard of and the stoies of childhood that everyone has experienced. This truly is America's game, and Luke Salisbury puts his little spin on it. Excellent, beautiful little book.
 
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woodshopcowboy | 1 autre critique | Mar 17, 2007 |

Prix et récompenses

Statistiques

Œuvres
5
Membres
69
Popularité
#250,752
Évaluation
4.1
Critiques
3
ISBN
9

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