Description
Beginning in an era before traffic jams, air-conditioning, and Atlanta's ascension to international fame, Tim Darnell chronicles the emergence of amateur and minor-league baseball in various forms in Atlanta from just after the Civil War through the rise of the Crackers (1901-65).
Through never-before-published player interviews, rare illustrations, extensive charts and statistics, and thorough research, Darnell examines the drama and politics that affected the Crackers over the years. Also profiled is the Black Crackers, Atlanta's Negro Southern League franchise whose success and popularity paralleled those of their white counterparts. The Crackers is a light-hearted, fun, and engrossing history of a time, a people, and one very special centerfield magnolia tree whose stories are legend to this day. Includes a Crackers Trivia Quiz, and appendices with records and statistics.Author: Tim Darnell
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 05/15/2012
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.32w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9781588181015
ISBN10: 1588181014
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | History
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
About the Author
TIM DARNELL is an award-winning journalist who has written for numerous Atlanta sports and political publications. He is also the author of 101 Atlanta Sports Legends and The Georgia Tech Trivia Book.