Ebook {Epub PDF} Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck by Bill Veeck

 · In he published his autobiography, Veeck as in Wreck, co-authored by sportswriter Ed Linn. The book is both joyful and bitter. The book is both joyful and bitter. He settled some old scores and lobbed new grenades at the baseball establishment.  · Veeck As In Wreck.: Bill Veeck, Ed Linn. University of Chicago Press, - Sports Recreation - pages. 6 Reviews. Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a 4/5(6). Bill Veeck, with Ed Linn Veeck—As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck With a new Foreword by Bob Verdi Paper $ ISBN: ©, , , , pages For information on purchasing the book—from bookstores or here online—please go to .

"Bill Veeck was born on the right side of the tracks. He published Veeck - as in Wreck, an autobiography, in , and The Hustler's Handbook, a credo, in - both with Ed Linn; ran Suffolk. Bill Veeck's Back in Town. This opens in a new window. Dave Nightingale interviews Bill Veeck, Color bars. Title card. Various people reacting to Veeck's return. Intro to Veeck's "last hurrah.". Host Dave Nightingale interviews Veeck. Veeck: "Oh yes, this is the last stop.". Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. pages. SIGNED by Bill Veeck on front flyleaf. Owner's name and address top of front flyleaf, else near fine condition in good dust jacket that has edgewear including along front flap and spine edges, chipping to corners and spine edges and a 1" long tear along back spine edge from top.

Author 5 books 15 followers. Edited April 6, It’s been 50 years since Bill Veeck unleashed his autobiography Veeck—as in Wreck on the literary world. As popular with readers as it was reviled by baseball executives, the book climbed best seller lists in the summer of and has never faded from sight. The Autobiography of Bill Veeck. Bill Veeck with Ed Linn. With a New Foreword by Bob Verdi. Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His classic autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with information about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners, including some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature. According to his autobiography Veeck – As in Wreck, Veeck claimed to have installed a screen to make the right field target a little more difficult for left-handed pull hitters of the opposing team. The screen was on wheels, so any given day it might be in place or not, depending on the batting strength of the opposing team.