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Chapters: Mary Knowles, Nicholas Winterton, William Palmer, William Burns, George Pilkington, Thomas George Bonney, Reg Edwards, William John Simkin, John Stevenson Salt. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mary Knowles (1733-1784), nee Morris, was an English Quaker poet and abolitionist. She spoke out in favour of choosing her own spouse, argued on behalf of scientific education for women, helped develop a new form of needle painting, confronted Samuel Johnson, defied James Boswell, and supported abolition of the slave trade and slavery. She was born into a prosperous family of third generation Quakers in Rugeley, Staffordshire, in 1733. Mary was brought up with practical education in her parent's house. Mary's education also spanned many secular subjects. She learned to write poetry, cite the classics, employ Latin phrases and analyze current scientific theories. Accomplished in the arts, she wrote a fine hand, learned to paint and draw, held a good understanding of botany and was apparently fluent in French. She did not confine her friendships to Quakers. It was during her teens that she formed a lasting friendship with the younger Anna Seward, the daughter of an Anglican cleric in nearby Lichfield. Anna's father, the Reverend Thomas Seward was a supporter of education for girls, and Anna had also had a full education and studied science, English translations of the classics, and poetry. Mary also found a friend in a contemporary of her parents, Sampson Lloyd II of Birmingham. Lloyd's family business became the banking dynasty, founders of Lloyd's Bank Mary referred to members of this prominent family as her 'cousins' and may have been related to them on her mother's side. It was at the Lloyd's home, known simply as the Farm, in the 1750s wher...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17775314 ... Read more

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Chapters: Charlie Manuel, George Burns, Ossie Vitt, Larry Jansen, Tom Trebelhorn, Lee Elia, Russ Nixon, Tommy Holmes, Bill Sweeney, Rick Sweet, Randy Ready, Johnny Lipon, Vern Benson, Marv Owen, Terry Kennedy, Max Bishop, Frank Carswell, Duffy Lewis, Jim Turner, John Felske, Ernie Johnson, Scott Ullger, Ray Katt, Phil Roof, Ralph Rowe, Bill Posedel, Tommy Heath, Jim Mahoney, Rick Renteria, Craig Colbert, Spencer Abbott, Gary Jones, Pete Ward, Bill Rodgers, Clay Bryant, Bill Dancy, Merv Shea, Johnny Frederick, Gene Dusan, Ray Hathaway, Al Demaree, Walt Mccredie, Larry Woodall, Bill Cissell, Bill Kenworthy, Jim Middleton, Frank Brazill, Jim Shellenback, Clay Hopper, Truck Hannah, Les Peden, Buddy Ryan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 152. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: As Player As Manager Charles Fuqua Manuel, Jr. (born January 4, 1944 in Northfork, West Virginia) is the current manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. His team won the 2008 World Series in five games over the Tampa Bay Rays. Although he was born in West Virginia, his family was actually living in Virginia at that time, and he lived in Virginia throughout his childhood. He was born in a automobile while his mother, June, was visiting her mother. His father, Charles Sr., was a Pentecostal preacher, and the family lived in Wythe and Grayson Counties until they settled in Buena Vista when Charlie, the third of 11 children and the oldest son, was 12. He became a four-sport star at Parry McCluer High School in Buena Vista, playing baseball, American football, basketball and track and field and captaining the baseball and basketball teams. His first love was basketball and he had received scholarship offers in that sport, but his plans and his life would dramatically change just before his high sc...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2514794 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rip Sewell, George Burns, Dutch Ruether, Paul Zahniser, Bill Allington, Mel Almada, Jim Bagby, Sr., Frank Schulte, Red Lucas, Eddie Ainsmith, Carson Bigbee, George Cutshaw, Ed Brandt. Excerpt:Bill Allington item Career highlights and awards item item Member of the American item Baseball Hall of Fame item Inducted : 1988 item Election Method : Entire AAGPBL Induction William Baird Allington (October 26, 1903 - August 17, 1966) was an American Minor league baseball player and manager. Listed at 5' 9" , 160 lb., Allington batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Clair County, Michigan . Allington spent 31 years in baseball as a player (15), coach (4) and manager (12). He started his professional career as an outfielder , playing from 1926 through 1940 with ten teams of four different leagues. Between 1926 and 1934, he played in the Blue Ridge League (1926-'27), Western League (1926-'28, 1930-'32), Southern Association (1929, 1933-'34) and Pacific Coast League (1929-'30). He also played nine years in the California Winter League circuit (1932-'40). Allington hit .300 or more in eight of his nine minor league years career. His most productive season came in 1931, when he led the Western League hitters with a .374 batting average , even though he was left off of the All-Star Team after leading the league in several offensive statistics. He also led the hitters in stolen bases (36), triples (23), total bases (335) and runs scored (167), while adding nine home runs and 92 runs batted in . In addition, he ended 5th in doubles (49), and his .984 fielding percentage was the second-best of any starting outfielder in the Western League that season. Allington posted a career-average of .327 in 1145 games, including a .508 slugging percentage , and hit .273 with a .494 slugging in t... ... Read more

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Few talents have enjoyed such long careers as vaudeville comedian George Burns. During the 1950s, he successfully made the transition from radio to television. At his side was the hilarious half-wit, Gracie Allen. In this Golden TV Classic, Gracie's friend from San Francisco, Mamie Kelly, arrives with her three daughters for the Christmas holiday. The girls get into everything including the red alligator shoes Harry Norton bought for Blanche. Between scenes, George puffs on cigars while performing his monologue. Special features: Gracie recounts seeing George for the first time, and the original commercials that are written as part of the dialogue. ... Read more

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Chapters: Dan Brouthers, Roger Connor, Roscoe Coughlin, Jim O'rourke, George Burns, Shano Collins, Freddy Parent, Pat Friel, Danny Hoffman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers (pronounced (May 8, 1858 August 2, 1932) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896, with a brief return in 1904. Nicknamed "Big Dan" for his size, he was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighed 207 pounds (94 kg), which was large for 19th-century standards. Recognized as the first great slugger in baseball history, and amongst the greatest sluggers of his era, he held the record for career home runs from 1887 to 1889, with his final total of 106 tying for the fourth most of the 19th century. His career slugging percentage of .519 remained the major league record for a player with at least 4,000 at bats until Ty Cobb edged ahead of him in 1922. At the time of his initial retirement, he also ranked second in career triples (205), and third in runs batted in (1,296) and hits. A dominating hitter during the prime of his career, he led (or was in the top of) the league in most offensive categories, including batting average, runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), on base percentage and hits. He led the league in batting average five times, the most by a 19th-century player, and his career .342 batting average still ranks ninth all-time. He was also an active players' union member, and was elected vice president of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players. Brouthers was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945 by the Veterans Committee. Born in Sylvan Lake, New York, he played organized baseball from the time that he was a child, from playing in the local sandlots to the semi-professi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=518956 ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton; Publication date: 1890; Subjects: Transportation / General; Transportation / Ships ... Read more

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1996 - Biograph Communications - Vol. 1 - No. 1 - GEORGE BURNS : The First 100 Years - Collector's Edition - Magazine Format - From Vaudeville On - Rare Photos - Classic Routines - Gracie Allen - The Act & the Marriage - Plus much more - One of America's Most Beloved Comedians - New - Limited Edition - Collectible ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: George Joseph Burns (November 24, 1889 - August 15, 1966) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. A soft-spoken person, he was nicknamed "Silent George" by his teammates, and he was said to be one of the best pool players ever to play major league baseball... He led the National League in runs scored a record five times, later equalled by only Rogers Hornsby and Stan Musial, and also led the league in walks five times and stolen bases twice. He holds the Giants franchise record for stolen bases in a single season (62, in 1914), and held the club's career record from 1919 to 1972. At the end of his career, his 1262 games in left field ranked eighth in major league history, and his total of 1844 games in the outfield ranked sixth in NL history. Born in Utica, New York, Burns started his baseball career as a catcher, and reached the Giants in the latter half of the 1911 season. Because of his strong throwing arm and outstanding speed, manager John McGraw converted him into an outfielder. He joined the regular lineup in 1913 and, becoming one of the first players to wear sunglassese and using a long-billed cap, came to excel defensively in left field at the Polo Grounds with its difficult angles; the left field bleachers came to be known as "Burnsville," and his teammates would later describe him as the "greatest 'sunfielder' in the history of the game." In his rookie season he hit 37 doubles, bettering Jim O'Rourke's 1889 club record of 36; the mark would stand for only two years, however, before Larry Doyle hit 40 in 1915. 1913 also marked Burns' first World Series appearance, though he only batted .158 as the Giants lost. In 1914 he led ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2707084 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1506 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more

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Chapters: George Burns, Danny Green, Max Flack, Lee Magee. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: George Henry Burns (January 31, 1893 - January 7, 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from 1914 to 1929. One of the league's top right-handed batters of the 1920s, he was named the AL Most Valuable Player in 1926 with the Cleveland Indians after batting .358 and setting a major league record with 64 doubles. A career .307 hitter, he retired with 2018 hits, then the third-highest total by an AL right-handed hitter. His 1671 games at first base were the most by an AL right-handed player until 1940; he still ranks third in league history. Born in Niles, Ohio, Burns was a line drive hitter and a solid defensive first baseman who hit .300 or better in all but one of his full seasons between 1918 and 1927. After four unremarkable seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1914-17), he was acquired by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1918. In his first season with the team he hit .352, surpassed only by the .382 of Detroit's Ty Cobb, and led the AL in hits (178) and total bases (236) while also setting a league record with 109 double plays at first base (Earl Sheely surpassed the mark three years later). After slipping to .296 in 1919, he was sent to the Indians in May 1920. During the 1920 regular season, Burns was stuck behind regular first baseman Doc Johnston; but his play revived in the World Series, in which he and Johnston were platooned by manager Tris Speaker. Burns started Game 6, and with the Indians up 3-2 in the Series and no score in the 6th inning, Burns doubled home Speaker with the only run of the game as the Indians edged Brooklyn 1-0 to take a commanding 4-2 lead...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2163039 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: George Henry Burns (January 31, 1893 - January 7, 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from 1914 to 1929. One of the league's top right-handed batters of the 1920s, he was named the AL Most Valuable Player in 1926 with the Cleveland Indians after batting .358 and setting a major league record with 64 doubles. A career .307 hitter, he retired with 2018 hits, then the third-highest total by an AL right-handed hitter. His 1671 games at first base were the most by an AL right-handed player until 1940; he still ranks third in league history. Born in Niles, Ohio, Burns was a line drive hitter and a solid defensive first baseman who hit .300 or better in all but one of his full seasons between 1918 and 1927. After four unremarkable seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1914-17), he was acquired by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1918. In his first season with the team he hit .352, surpassed only by the .382 of Detroit's Ty Cobb, and led the AL in hits (178) and total bases (236) while also setting a league record with 109 double plays at first base (Earl Sheely surpassed the mark three years later). After slipping to .296 in 1919, he was sent to the Indians in May 1920. During the 1920 regular season, Burns was stuck behind regular first baseman Doc Johnston; but his play revived in the World Series, in which he and Johnston were platooned by manager Tris Speaker. Burns started Game 6, and with the Indians up 3-2 in the Series and no score in the 6th inning, Burns doubled home Speaker with the only run of the game as the Indians edged Brooklyn 1-0 to take a commanding 4-2 lead in the nine-game Series. Cleveland won again the next day, capturing the first Series ti... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2163039 ... Read more