{"product_id":"tar-heel-boys-of-summer-frank-v-tursi-9781476692678","title":"Tar Heel Boys of Summer: North Carolina's Major League Ballplayers","description":"\u003cp\u003e At the heart of this book are thirty-four personality profiles of North Carolina natives who played in the major leagues. Many of their stories are told for the first time. Collectively, the profiles paint a picture of a time long gone, when baseball truly was America's pastime, played in every schoolyard and hamlet. The North Carolina presented here was a state dominated by family farms and small towns centered around textile mills. Young men left the farms and the mills to play a game, not for money, but for the sheer joy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book features a complete compendium of all 501 North Carolina natives who played in the major leagues, including the Negro Leagues. Each entry includes the player's primary position, hometown, dates of birth and death, teams played for and dates, and a career statistical summary. Bulleted biographical tidbits provide insights into the player's career and life. Also included are complete batting and pitching stats for each player, statistical snapshots which have never before been published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank V. Tursi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147669267X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476692678\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 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Frank V. Tursi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611710669055,"sku":"9781476692678","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_628a5006-949b-4858-a261-ba097c266cd3.jpg?v=1764515566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tar-heel-boys-of-summer-frank-v-tursi-9781476692678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}