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John C. Skipper

Author of A Biographical Dictionary of the Baseball Hall of Fame

17 Works 105 Members 0 Reviews

About the Author

John C. Skipper, a political reporter for the Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette, has written numerous books on politics and baseball, including a history of the The Iowa Caucuses and acclaimed biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Charlie Gehringer.

Works by John C. Skipper

A Biographical Dictionary of the Baseball Hall of Fame (1999) 13 copies

Wicked Curve: The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland Alexander (2006) 12 copies

A Biographical Dictionary of Major League Baseball Managers (2003) 10 copies

The Cubs Win the Pennant!: Charlie Grimm, the Billy Goat Curse, and the 1945 World Series Run (2004) 8 copies

Take Me Out to the Cubs Game: 35 Former Ballplayers Speak of Losing at Wrigley (2000) 8 copies

Billy Southworth: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager and Ballplayer (2013) 7 copies

Meredith Willson: The Unsinkable Music Man (2000) 7 copies

Dazzy Vance: A Biography of the Brooklyn Dodger Hall of Famer (2007) 6 copies

Inside Pitch: A Closer Look at Classic Baseball Moments (1996) 6 copies

Frank Robinson: A Baseball Biography (2014) 6 copies

The 1964 Republican Convention: Barry Goldwater and the Beginning of the Conservative Movement (2016) 5 copies

Charlie Gehringer: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Tigers Second Baseman (2008) 4 copies

Umpires: Classic Baseball Stories from the Men Who Made the Calls (1997) 4 copies

The Iowa Caucuses: First Tests of Presidential Aspiration, 1972-2008 (2009) 4 copies

Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention: Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and Civil Rights (2012) 3 copies

Meredith Willson: The Unsinkable Music Man (2015) 1 copy

Roosevelts Revolt: The 1912 Republican Convention and the Launch of the Bull Moose Party (2018) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1945-09-30
Gender: male
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Education: BA, Northern Illinois University (1967)
Occupations: journalist
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Works: 17
Members: 105
Popularity: #183,191
Rating: ½ 3.5

ISBNs: 31

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