T206 Book

[RichR]

Hopefully this hasn't been mentioned though I did a search of this forum and no results were found.

I happened to come across this site and was wondering if anyone has happened to hear anything about the book that its promoting as it sounds quite interesting.

The site is: www.t206players.com

This blurb is from the site:

"The T206 Collection: The Players & Their Stories is a tribute to the men featured in the greatest baseball card collection that has ever existed.

This book is for baseball fans, hobbyists, and history buffs. The brief biographical narratives along with the personal and professional statistics of each player offer you a peek into the developing world of baseball during the early part of the 20th century.

The stories of the amazing array of T206 players from all walks of life with dramatically different skill levels will give you a real sense of how our national pastime was shaped by the events and players of that era.

The last chapter discusses the value and grading system of this storied collection and brings the reader full circle. You will learn how a card like Kitty Bransfield’s with the Sweet Caporal back is graded and valued. In addition, elsewhere in the book, you will learn about the “Bransfield Curse” and what it meant to Pittsburgh Pirates fans.

This commemorative edition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the very special T206 collection. Along with the 38 Hall of Famers that make up this set, there are another 353 players who contributed to the evolution of the great game of baseball.

Take a look into their lives and see for yourself that ballplayers like Lena Blackburne and Gabby Street made contributions to the game in many ways that could never be measured in batting averages or won–lost records. They did, however, help shape our greatest American sport."

[jtschantz]

I was just checking that site out today also...that looks like a great book...ordered mine today...to bad we have to wait until April

[FrankWakefield]

I've been working on a book about the players depicted in the white border tobacco card set... about 60% through... maybe I should rush along and put mine out on LULU before April.

I'm glad someone's done a book on these guys.

[Bridwell]

It could be a great book. Two great books currently available are: Deadball Stars of the American League and Deadball Stars of the National League. Both are by SABR (the Society for American Baseball Research) About half of the players included are T206 guys! Very nice short biographies with a few photos and samples of their autographs.