Bucs: The Story of the Pittsburgh Pirates [Hardcover]

John McCollister (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1998

Each generation of Pirate fans has been blessed with a pantheon of heroes: Honus Wagner, Pie Traynor, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell.

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About the Author

Dr. John McCollister is an incurable baseball romantic. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he has celebrated the Pirates during the years of glory and has moaned the times they struggled for survival.

He brings to The Bucs a contagious enthusiasm not only for the Pirates but also for the glory of the game as it should be played.

McCollister is the author of 14 books, including The Sky is Home and Writing for Dollars. He has written over 500 articles for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, Plane and Pilot, Sport, Entrepreneur, Family Circle and Science Digest.

He earned his B.A. in History at Capital University and his Ph.D. at Michigan State in Communications.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886110409
• ISBN-13: 978-1886110403
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,531,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Baseball History book, February 21, 1999

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This review is from: Bucs: The Story of the Pittsburgh Pirates (Hardcover)

This was a great book about the history of the Pirates, but being the Pirates were one of the originalmajor league teams its also a history of baseball.Contains alot oftrivia facts.