Showing The Spirit of St. Louis: A History of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns by Peter Golenbock

Paperback. Pub Date: 2001 Pages: 672 in Publisher: Harper Paperbacks The Spirit of St. Louis sa glorious celeation of the Great American Game and of the city that loves it so It is a love affair - that began in 1874. when a band of local boosters raised 20.000 to start a professional ballclub. and it has never waned - from the glory days of Rogers Hornsby and Grover Cleveland Alexander through the magnificent eve of Musial to Mark McGwire's record-smashing fin de millennium. But a chronicle of the accomplished National League Cardinals. who trail only the Yankees in World Series titles. wouldn't give the complete St. Louis baseball picture. For that. you need the owns - once dubbed First in shoes. first in booze. last in the American League. - whose own colorful exploits and personnel are stuff of sports legend. Peter Golenbock. the best-selling author and master of the base...