by Daniel A. Nathan
University of Illinois Press, 2002
Cloth: 978-0-252-02765-9 | eISBN: 978-0-252-09198-8 | Paper: 978-0-252-07313-7
Library of Congress Classification GV875.C58N38 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification 796.357640977311

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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 about their creators and eras shape a fascinating study of cultural values, memory, and the ways people make meaning.