John C. Skipper grew up in the Chicago suburbs in the era when Minnie Minoso and Hank Sauer were heroes to Chicagoans - depending on which team you rooted for. Skipper is a career newsman and former general manager of a minor league team. He has written nine books for McFarland, including biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander and Dazzy Vance. He lives in Mason City, Iowa.
"essential"--Library Journal; "Gehringer's career is well researched and documented in this quick, but thorough, study.... a nice, and well-told, change of pace."--Journal of Sport History; "a workman's biography fit for every bookshelf"--The Past in Review; "the proliferation of baseball biographies in recent years had passed Gehringer by, but John Skipper redresses this oversight capably"--Nine; "Gehringer's career is well documented and researched in this quick, but thorough, study. It is a nice, and well-told, change of pace"--Journal of Sport History.
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