Reviews

“thoroughly researched...superb”—Sports Collectors Digest

“those of us who know nineteenth-century baseball history well can still learn a lot from Orator O’Rourke. ...[A] life worth knowing about and a book worth reading”—Nine

“of great interest...prodigiously researched”—Edward Achorn, Providence Journal

“marvelously researched and well written. The reader sees clearly that baseball, as always, reflects the spirit of its time.”—Larry Levine, Quinnipiac University.