With "The Gashouse Gang," John Heidenry delivers the definitive
account of one the greatest and most colorful baseball teams of all
times, the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals, filled with larger-than-life
baseball personalities like Branch Rickey, Leo Durocher, Pepper
Martin, Casey Stengel, Satchel Paige, Frankie Frisch,
and--especially-- the eccentric good ol' boy and great pitcher
Dizzy Dean and his brother Paul.
The year 1934 marked the lowest point of the Great Depression,
when the U.S. went off the gold standard, banks collapsed by the
score, and millions of Americans were out of work. Epic baseball
feats offered welcome relief from the hardships of daily life. The
Gashouse Gang, the brilliant culmination of a dream by its general
manager, Branch Rickey, the first to envision a farm system that
would acquire and "educate" young players in the art of baseball,
was adored by the nation, who saw itself--scruffy, proud, and
unbeatable--in the Gang.
Based on original research and told in entertaining narrative
style, "The Gashouse Gang" brings a bygone era and a cast full of
vivid personalities to life and unearths a treasure trove of
baseball lore that will delight any fan of the great American
pastime.
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