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 Joseph Jefferson Jackson ( 16 July 1888 – 5 December 1951 ) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. One of the greatest hitters of his era, he was one of eight...
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 Jackson, Shoeless Joe
1,040 words, approx. 4 pages(born July 16, 1888, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.—died December 6, 1951, Greenville) American professional baseball player, by many accounts one of the greatest, who was ultimately banned from the game because of his involvement in the 1919... summary from source:
 Jackson, "Shoeless" Joe (1887-1951) Summary
650 words, approx. 2 pages"Shoeless" Joe Jackson endures in baseball lore as the game's tragic hero, the naive country boy who became embroiled with big-time gamblers in the infamous "Black Sox" scandal of 1919 and who was subsequently banned... summary from source:
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 Nine Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
09/22/2002: 1,312 words, approx. 4 pages David L. Fleitz. Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Company, 2001. 314 pp. Paper, $29.95. Professional baseball has endured scandals of varying magnitude during its 125-plus-year history. Regardless of number or magnitude, the most widely known,... summary from source:
Studies in Short Fiction Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa: Stories. (book reviews)
01/01/1995: 833 words, approx. 3 pages One night in Texas, the silence was broken by a loudspeaker-amplified midwestern voice, sounding very like a cola spokesperson, saying, "If you print it, they will buy." Soon the University press brought out a handsome edition of W. P. Kinsella's collection of stories... summary from source:
 AP News Richardson tours 'Field of Dreams' site
7/11/2007: 484 words, approx. 2 pagesIt's too bad "Shoeless" Joe Jackson isn't still alive. It sounds like he's got an ally in presidential candidate Bill Richardson.Richardson, the Democratic governor of New Mexico, took a swing by the "Field of Dreams" movie site in Dyersville on Wednesday.A lifelong baseball fan and... summary from source:
AP-Travel Online Costner to Return to Field of Dreams
8/2/2006: 351 words, approx. 1 pages Kevin Costner has been a ghost in Dyersville since starring in "Field of Dreams" in 1989. He has not returned to the eastern Iowa town since its famous cornstalks resurrected Shoeless Joe Jackson on the big screen 17 years ago....
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 Essay Grade: 85%"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
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This essay is about one of the greatest baseball players in the 20th century who is relatively unknown. It also explains how Shoeless Joe Jackson was caught in one of the biggest scandals in baseball history - The Black Sox Scandal. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 84%Joe is Shoeless
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Essay is about Shoeless Joe, written by W.P Kinsella. It's a book summary. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 83%Review of Shoeless Joe
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W.P. Kinsella's novel Shoeless Joe formed the basis for the movie "Field of Dreams," starring Kevin Costner. It tells of a young farmer in Iowa who builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield after a voice says to him, "If you build it, he will come."
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Shoeless Joe Jackson by W. P. Kinsella | |
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