University of Nebraska Press: Connie Mack 150th Birthday Celebration

September 13, 2012

Connie Mack 150th Birthday Celebration

Celebrate the birth of Connie Mack this weekend!

The Town of East Brookfield Massachusetts has events planned for Friday and Saturday.

Or you can celebrate with a copy of Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 Norman L. Macht.

Also by Macht, check out Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, with a foreword by Connie Mack III. In this new paperback edition, illustrated family photographs never before published, afford a unique insight into a colorful personality who helped shape baseball as we know it today.

Sep 13, 2012 8:00:00 AM

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