{"product_id":"shoeless-david-l-fleitz-9780786409785","title":"Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Shoeless\" Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1888, in Pickens County, South Carolina, Jackson went to work in a textile mill when he was around six years old, and got his start in baseball playing for the Brandon Mill team at the age of 13 earning $2.50 a game. He emerged as the star of the team and a favorite of fans with his hitting and throwing abilities, and moved up to play in the Carolina Association, where he received his nickname \"Shoeless\" because the blisters on his feet forced him to play in his stockings. He then made his move to the major leagues, signing on with the Philadelphia Athletics and rising to fame. This work chronicles Jackson's life from his poor beginnings to his involvement in the scandal surrounding the 1919 World Series to his life after baseball and his death December 5, 1951, with most of the work focusing on his baseball career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Fleitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786409789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786409785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.06w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 1823\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 73","brand":"David L. Fleitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926032843007,"sku":"9780786409785","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_95d132ee-2a6a-4134-b1b9-cc15b9bddb3f.jpg?v=1681080805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shoeless-david-l-fleitz-9780786409785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}