About the Author

Joe Niese is an award-winning author and a library director in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Reviews

"Joe Niese tells the story of Burleigh Grimes in marvelous detail, enriching bare numbers with anecdotes culled from a wide range of published sources.... Niece makes a candid assessment of how his subject's behavior contributed to both his successes and limitations, and the result is a very balanced work of scholarship...this excellent biography does justice to Burleigh Old Stubblebeard Grimes. It is a welcome addition to baseball scholarship"--Nine; "for my money, Joe Niese did a great job with this book. He brought back to life someone that not many of us are familiar with. He portrays a different era in baseball in a light that all fans can relate to and understand.... This book introduces a new generation of fans to one of the games true characters. Check it out, I don't think you'll be disappointed"--Gregg's Baseball Bookcase; "A well-researched biography essential for every fan of the Dead Ball Era"--Dorothy Seymour Mills, author of Chasing Baseball: Our Obsession with Its History, Numbers, People and Places.