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This Never Happened: The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson: The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson
By Manheim, J B
This Never Happened: The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson: The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson
By Manheim, J B
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<p>History tells us that early God of the Game Christy Mathewson, a volunteer in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I, was exposed to poison gas in a training accident in France that led to his premature death.</p>
<p>But accounts from some close to Mathewson and other evidence some recently discovered cast doubt on this story. And the question is raised: If the poison gas incident is merely a myth, what really happened? What uncomfortable truths might lie behind the official history, now thoroughly entrenched in baseball lore? What secrets perhaps involving the institution of baseball itself are being protected?</p>
<p>The novel<b> THIS NEVER HAPPENED</b> jumps off from authentic recently discovered documents about a WWI army unit that included all-time baseball greats Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Big Ed Walsh, the fiery Ty Cobb, and others. In a seamless blending of fact and fiction, author and political scientist JB Manheim imagines answers to the mystery behind Christy Mathewson s death. It s a multigenerational story filled with intrigue, adventure, and a shocking event that triggers a cover-up, one that continues to this day.</p>
<p>Although <b> THIS NEVER HAPPENED</b> is a work of fiction, certain facts woven through the drama are beyond dispute, leaving readers to wonder, if this never happened, what did?</p>
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Languages:
- Published: English , Original: English
- Number of Pages:
- 276
- Publisher:
- Summer Game Books
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-28
- Weight:
- 408 g
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