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Ty Cobb.


Ty Cobb
    Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a Hall of Fame baseball player and is regarded by historians and journalists[2][3]
     

    Charles C. Alexander

    Southern Methodist University Press Southern Methodist University Press (or SMU Press) is a university press that is part of Southern Methodist University. External link
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    PO Box 750415, Dallas, TX 75275-0415

    0870745093 $17.95 1-800-826-8911

    Now featuring a new afterword by author Charles C. Alexander (Professor Emeritus Of History at Ohio University Ohio University, main campus at Athens; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1804, opened 1809 as the first college in the Old Northwest. There are additional campuses at Chiillicothe, Lancaster, and Zanesville, as well as facilities throughout the state. ), Ty Cobb is the classic biography of one of baseball's most brilliant, volatile, and intimidating presences. An inset section of black-and-white photographic plates illustrate this chronicle of not only Ty Cobb's robust life, but also the startling star·tle  
    v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles

    v.tr.
    1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.

    2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten.
     transformations taking place during twentieth-century baseball. A fascinating, deftly researched and highly readable "must-have" for fans of baseball legends.
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