The Galveston Buccaneers: Shearn Moody and the 1934 Texas League Championship
Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, History, Art & Architecture, Photography, Travel
| Author: | Kris Rutherford | ISBN: | 9781625853806 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | August 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kris Rutherford |
| ISBN: | 9781625853806 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | August 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Galveston survived the Great Depression with a healthy dose of baseball, boll weevils and bootleg business. Farmers like future Galveston Buccaneers star Buck Fausett fled the insect infestation of North Texas for the city's sunny shores along with throngs of visitors eager to visit Sam Maceo's clubs and catch a ballgame. Galvestonians had a long love affair with America's favorite pastime, fielding the first game played in the state. Cotton heir Shearn Moody purchased the Buccaneers in 1931 and turned the languishing squad into a dominating force that won the 1934 Texas League Championship. Author Kris Rutherford weaves a captivating history of the Moody family, a team of talented players and the island that claimed them.
Galveston survived the Great Depression with a healthy dose of baseball, boll weevils and bootleg business. Farmers like future Galveston Buccaneers star Buck Fausett fled the insect infestation of North Texas for the city's sunny shores along with throngs of visitors eager to visit Sam Maceo's clubs and catch a ballgame. Galvestonians had a long love affair with America's favorite pastime, fielding the first game played in the state. Cotton heir Shearn Moody purchased the Buccaneers in 1931 and turned the languishing squad into a dominating force that won the 1934 Texas League Championship. Author Kris Rutherford weaves a captivating history of the Moody family, a team of talented players and the island that claimed them.
