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Curt flood biography book: This book is two things,

More options. Find it at other libraries via WorldCat Limited preview. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references pages and index. Contents It takes a village Alone among the peckerwoods A minor in the majors The almost golden years A gold glove is tarnished The ultimatum The trade Trials and tribulations Second chance Last act.

Publisher's summary Curt Flood, former star center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, is a hero to many for selflessly sacrificing his career to challenge baseball's reserve system. Although he lost in the Supreme Court, he has become for many a martyr in the later successful battle for free agency. Sportswriters and fans alike have helped to paint a picture of Flood as a larger-than-life figure, a portrait that, unhappily, cannot stand closer inspection.

This book reveals the real Curt Flood - more man than myth. Flood stirred up a hornet's nest by refusing to be traded to another team on the grounds that Major League Baseball's reserve system reduced him to the status of bondage. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. Seller Inventory GI4N Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Seller Inventory First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings.

Curt flood biography book: This book is two things, a

Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. Supreme Court. Although a superb player, Flood was known to be temperamental and sensitive; in suing Major League Baseball he transformed his grievances against the Cardinals front office into an attack on how the business of big-league ball was conducted.

He suggests why, of all the players traded or sold through the years, it was Flood who brought this challenge. The Curt Flood Story is a realistic account of an eloquent man who presented a warm, even vulnerable, face to the public as well as to friends, while hiding his inner furies. It shows that Flood was neither a hero nor a martyr but a victim of unique circumstances and his own life.

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Sportswriters and fans alike have helped to paint a picture of Flood as a larger-than-life figure, a portrait that, unhappily, cannot stand closer inspection. This book reveals the real Curt Flood—more man than myth.

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Flood decided to resist a system in which his contract could be traded without his consent and in which he was not at liberty to negotiate his services in an open market. Supreme Court. Although a superb player, Flood was known to be temperamental and sensitive; in suing Major League Baseball he transformed his grievances against the Cardinals front office into an attack on how the business of big-league ball was conducted.