{"product_id":"three-finger-the-mordecai-brown-story-paperback-softback-9780803218888","title":"Three Finger; The Mordecai Brown Story (Paperback \/ softback) 9780803218888","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThree Finger\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Mordecai Brown Story\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCindy Thomson (Author), Scott Brown (Author), Ferguson Jenkins (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803218888\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 24 halftones; 4 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"An excellent window into a time when sport and society were wildly different from today, and it successfully reminds us of Mordecai Brown's rightful place in baseball's collective memory.\"—Tim Denevi, \u003ci\u003eAethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Deadball aficionados, baseball fans in general, and those loving a well written story should read this great book.\"—Mark Dugo, \u003ci\u003eThe Inside Game\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Among the great pleasures of the narrative is the authors' ability to recreate the gritty atmosphere of early baseball. By contrast, today's game seems sedate. Rivalries were intense and local (within the Three I League—Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, for example). Dangers lurked from mobsters, brawling opponents and teammates, and head-hunting pitchers. Umpiring was a high-risk profession.\"—Steve Golos, \u003ci\u003eOhioana Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOn October 8, 1908, Mordecai Brown clutched a half-dozen notes inside his coat pocket. The message of each was clear: we'll kill you if you pitch and beat the Giants. A black handprint marked each note, the signature of the Italian Mafia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMordecai Brown—dubbed \"Three Finger\" because of a childhood farm injury—was the dominant pitcher for the great Chicago Cubs team of the early twentieth century. Brown's handicap enabled him to throw pitches with an unconventional movement that left batters bewildered—the curve ball that Ty Cobb once called \"the most devastating\" he had ever faced.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHow Brown responded to the Mafia's threats in 1908 mirrored the way he took life in general: with unflappable courage and resolve. Telling his story for the first time, Cindy Thomson and Scott Brown track Mordecai from the Indiana countryside to the coal mines, from semipro ball to the Majors, from the World Series mound back down to the Minors. Along the way they retrieve the lost lore of one of baseball's greatest pitchers and chronicle one man's determination to attain a dream that most believed was unreachable.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Who Was Three Finger Brown?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Miner Brown\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Three Finger\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. The Royal Rescuer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. Grace under Pressure\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7. Plenty of Pluck\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8. The Champion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9. The Mentor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10. Old Reliable\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11. The Great Eliminator\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12. Outlaw Brown\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13. Ambassador Brown\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14. Forever Friend\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e15. Hoosier Hero\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e16. Old-timer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e17. Brownie\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEpilogue: Uncle Mort\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAppendix A: How Did He Do It?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAppendix B: Mordecai Brown's Career Statistics\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor Further Information\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681250636056,"sku":"9780803218888","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/three-finger-the-mordecai-brown-story-paperback-softback-9780803218888","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}