Cover of The Summer of Beer and Whiskey

Book 2014

The Summer of Beer and Whiskey

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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Published
2014
  • Baseball
  • History
  • Baseball, history

Describes how a German-born biergarten owner who knew nothing about baseball bought the St. Louis Browns baseball team in an effort to sell more beer and unwittingly formed the American League and revitalized the sport.