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  • Opening the East River
    Thomas Barthel
    After the Civil War, the New York City’s East River was a massive unsolved and dangerous navigation problem. A major waterway into and out of the Harbor--where customs revenue equaled 42 percent of the U.S. Government’s income--the river’s many hindrances, centered around Hell Gate, included whirlpools, rocks and reefs. These, combined with swirling currents and powerful tid...
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    57,42 €

  • Babe Ruth and the Creation of the Celebrity Athlete
    Thomas Barthel
    From his first year in the majors, George Herman 'Babe' Ruth knew he could profit from celebrity. Babe Ruth Cigars in 1915 marked his first attempt to cash in. Traded to the Yankees in 1920, he soon signed with Christy Walsh, baseball’s first publicity agent. Walsh realized that stories of great deeds in sports were a commodity, and in 1921 sold Ruth’s ghostwritten byline ...
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  • Abner Doubleday
    Thomas Barthel
    While Abner Doubleday is remembered primarily, and mistakenly, for having 'invented' baseball (he did not), it was his selfless exercise of duty to his nation that should be honored. Following his youth in Auburn, New York, and his days as a cadet at West Point to the Union general’s involvement in the American Civil War and his public service afterwards, he is revealed in t...
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    42,63 €

  • Baseball Barnstorming and Exhibition Games, 1901-1962
    Thomas Barthel
    Until 1947, professional ball players were paid only from opening day to season’s end. Even during the season, a lot of their expenses came out of their own pockets. Even the best-paid players had trouble making ends meet. One answer to their money woes was barnstorming--tours out of season. Cities lacking their own major league teams were happy to host big-league players fo...
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  • Pepper Martin
    Thomas Barthel
    Pepper Martin, the 'Wild Horse of the Osage,' is most famous for having dominated the October 1931 World Series--stealing bases, sliding on his chest, making diving catches, and driving in runs. He also captivated many Americans in the Depression Era with his homegrown honesty and love of pranks. To many, he epitomized the very spirit of baseball. This biography follows Ma...
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    42,80 €

  • Geradenkonfigurationen und Algebraische Flächen
    Friedrich Hirzebruch / Gottfried Barthel / Thomas Höfer
    Im Mittelpunkt des Buches steht eine Konstruktion mit Hilfe von Geradenkonfigurationen in der komplex-projektiven Ebene, die überraschende Beziehungen zur elementaren Geometrie aufzeigt: Aus der berühmten Miyaoka-Yau-Ungleichung für die Chernschen Zahlen einer algebraischen Fläche folgen Aussagen über Geraden- und Punktkonfigurationen, für die kein di...
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    84,58 €