02168nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112020003100129020002800160040002100188035002100209043001200230050002600242082002200268090001800290100002900308245009500337260005300432300005200485490003900537504006400576505022400640520034100864533015201205600003701357650005501394650005701449655003401506710002201540830004701562856013101609999001801740ebr10203769CaPaEBR20260707180756.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||061220s2007    mouaf   sb   s001 0beng    z  2006102249  z9780826217400 (alk. paper)  z0826217400 (alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)647689860  an-us---14aGV865.F45bW45 2007eb04a796.357092aB222  c114322d898401 aWeiss, Stuart L.916068114aThe Curt Flood storyh[electronic resource] :bthe man behind the myth /cStuart L. Weiss.  aColumbia :bUniversity of Missouri Press,c2007.  avii, 251 p., [6] p. of plates :bill. ;c24 cm.1 aSports and American culture series  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-246) and index.0 aIt 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.  a"Examines Curt Flood's often troubled personal life and explores his possible motives for suing Major League Baseball in 1970. For challenging baseball's reserve system, which he likened to bondage, the St. Louis Cardinals center fielder in time was lionized. But this recognition came at great personal expense"--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aFlood, Curt,d1938-1997.9160682 0aBaseball playerszUnited StatesvBiography.953418 0aAfrican American baseball playersvBiography.976270 7aElectronic books.2local91902 aebrary, Inc.9191 0aSports and American culture series.98868040uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10203769zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c114322d89840