Author: Howard Burman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645654X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Beginning in 1845, the New York Knickerbockers were the first fully organized base ball club to play the game with written rules similar to those used today. While they did not invent the game, they had an unparalleled role in stabilizing the playing rules and maintaining standards of conduct in a way that fostered an astonishing proliferation of players and clubs. Based on years of research and told in the style of oral history, this fictional work features all the principal figures from the Knickerbocker club, including Doc Adams, James Whyte Davis, Alexander Cartwright, William Wheaton, and Duncan Curry.
Gentlemen at the Bat
Author: Howard Burman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645654X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Beginning in 1845, the New York Knickerbockers were the first fully organized base ball club to play the game with written rules similar to those used today. While they did not invent the game, they had an unparalleled role in stabilizing the playing rules and maintaining standards of conduct in a way that fostered an astonishing proliferation of players and clubs. Based on years of research and told in the style of oral history, this fictional work features all the principal figures from the Knickerbocker club, including Doc Adams, James Whyte Davis, Alexander Cartwright, William Wheaton, and Duncan Curry.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645654X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Beginning in 1845, the New York Knickerbockers were the first fully organized base ball club to play the game with written rules similar to those used today. While they did not invent the game, they had an unparalleled role in stabilizing the playing rules and maintaining standards of conduct in a way that fostered an astonishing proliferation of players and clubs. Based on years of research and told in the style of oral history, this fictional work features all the principal figures from the Knickerbocker club, including Doc Adams, James Whyte Davis, Alexander Cartwright, William Wheaton, and Duncan Curry.
The Gentleman Bat
Author: Abraham Schroeder
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1641607572
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Join the charismatic gentleman bat on a night time stroll down cobblestone streets where the town is lively and energetic. Along the way he meets his lady friend. Dancing and merriment fill their evening until the weather takes a turn. But not to worry, when you're called the gentleman bat, you always come prepared. The Gentleman Bat is an original story with a timeless appeal. While it takes place in the Victorian-era, it has the universal appeal of two friends, or perhaps more than friends, enjoying a walk together. But what really sets The Gentleman Bat apart are the illustrations. Piotr Parda's watercolor and bamboo pen and ink paintings are meticulously crafted. The Gentleman Bat is sure to become a favorite book for children and the adults in their lives.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1641607572
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Join the charismatic gentleman bat on a night time stroll down cobblestone streets where the town is lively and energetic. Along the way he meets his lady friend. Dancing and merriment fill their evening until the weather takes a turn. But not to worry, when you're called the gentleman bat, you always come prepared. The Gentleman Bat is an original story with a timeless appeal. While it takes place in the Victorian-era, it has the universal appeal of two friends, or perhaps more than friends, enjoying a walk together. But what really sets The Gentleman Bat apart are the illustrations. Piotr Parda's watercolor and bamboo pen and ink paintings are meticulously crafted. The Gentleman Bat is sure to become a favorite book for children and the adults in their lives.
The Gentleman Bat
Author: Abraham Schroeder
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
*Audio Enhanced Read-Along EbookJoin the charismatic gentleman bat on a night time stroll down cobblestone streets where the town is lively and energetic. Along the way he meets his lady friend. Dancing and merriment fill their evening until the weather takes a turn. But not to worry, when you're called the gentleman bat, you always come prepared. The Gentleman Bat is an original story with a timeless appeal. While it takes place in the Victorian-era, it has the universal appeal of two friends, or perhaps more than friends, enjoying a walk together. But what really sets The Gentleman Bat apart are the illustrations. Piotr Parda's watercolor and bamboo pen and ink paintings are meticulously crafted. The Gentleman Bat is sure to become a favorite book for children and the adults in their lives.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
*Audio Enhanced Read-Along EbookJoin the charismatic gentleman bat on a night time stroll down cobblestone streets where the town is lively and energetic. Along the way he meets his lady friend. Dancing and merriment fill their evening until the weather takes a turn. But not to worry, when you're called the gentleman bat, you always come prepared. The Gentleman Bat is an original story with a timeless appeal. While it takes place in the Victorian-era, it has the universal appeal of two friends, or perhaps more than friends, enjoying a walk together. But what really sets The Gentleman Bat apart are the illustrations. Piotr Parda's watercolor and bamboo pen and ink paintings are meticulously crafted. The Gentleman Bat is sure to become a favorite book for children and the adults in their lives.
Gentlemen Bats
Author: Nick Demakes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983415145
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Gentlemen Bats calendar with a series of bat characters based on vampire or bat related themes in Victorian suits.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983415145
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Gentlemen Bats calendar with a series of bat characters based on vampire or bat related themes in Victorian suits.
Gentlemen's Quarterly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grooming for men
Languages : en
Pages : 1224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grooming for men
Languages : en
Pages : 1224
Book Description
The Polite Gentlemen's Guide to Proper Etiquette
Author: Cecil B. Hartley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1632209039
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
From advice on how to treat ladies to how to behave at a party this handy 19th-century guidebook will delight readers with it's entertaining nuggets of wisdom. Ever wondered what to do in polite society if you find an insect in your food? Or how a gentleman should ask a lady to dance? And what on earth is the etiquette for smoking cigars? First published in 1860, this classic guide to gentlemanly behavior is a veritable mine of information and indispensable advice for aspiring gentlemen. No matter if a man finds himself at home, in the street, or in a place of amusement, he has but to leaf through this book to learn how best to behave, and indeed how not to behave. And if he can find time between his numerous invitations to balls and hunting parties, he could benefit from a perusal of the sections on gentlemanly deportment and conversational technique. Not forgetting, of course, the all-important advice on how to treat ladies, surely an integral part of any true gentleman's training.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1632209039
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
From advice on how to treat ladies to how to behave at a party this handy 19th-century guidebook will delight readers with it's entertaining nuggets of wisdom. Ever wondered what to do in polite society if you find an insect in your food? Or how a gentleman should ask a lady to dance? And what on earth is the etiquette for smoking cigars? First published in 1860, this classic guide to gentlemanly behavior is a veritable mine of information and indispensable advice for aspiring gentlemen. No matter if a man finds himself at home, in the street, or in a place of amusement, he has but to leaf through this book to learn how best to behave, and indeed how not to behave. And if he can find time between his numerous invitations to balls and hunting parties, he could benefit from a perusal of the sections on gentlemanly deportment and conversational technique. Not forgetting, of course, the all-important advice on how to treat ladies, surely an integral part of any true gentleman's training.
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
The Gentleman's Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Account of the gentlemen's society at Spalding. History of the Peterborough society. Letters on the origin of the Society of antiquaries. Memoirs
Author: John Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentlemen's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society
Author: Cecil B. Hartley
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465524894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465524894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description