The Washington Senators
Shirley Povich, "The Washington Senators "
English | ISBN: 1606350528 | 2010 | 272 pages | PDF | 12 MB
English | ISBN: 1606350528 | 2010 | 272 pages | PDF | 12 MB
A facsimile edition of the celebrated 1954 history of the Senators
Shirley Povich’s history of the Washington Senators originally appeared in 1954 as part of the popular series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose and delightful narratives, the Putnam books have been described as the Cadillac of the genre and have become prized collectibles for baseball readers and historians.
One of the American League’s eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1901 as the Washington Senators. In 1905 the team changed its name to the Washington Nationals. However, fans and newspapers persisted in using the “Senators” nickname, and over time the use of “Nationals” faded and “Senators” reemerged as the team’s official name.
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