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8) Swindle
Author
Series
Swindle mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back, planning to use the money to finance his father's failing invention, the SmartPick fruit picker.
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xi, 155 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Devereaux presents rare, colorful baseball cards that celebrate the first decades of the great American sport. Selected from the Library of Congress's Benjamin K. Edward Collection, these cards bring to life an era of American history that saw the game explode in popularity as the sport spread to nearly every corner of the country. In showing a history of sports cards, Devereaux shows the ways the cards have shaped and influenced U.S. culture. --...
20) Honus & me
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 CDs (2 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 Honus Wagner card and travels back in time to meet Honus.
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