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Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson is the author of several classic baseball books, including The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball, The Hidden Language of Baseball, and The Joy of Keeping Score. He is also the author of the seminal narrative history Sputnik: The Shock of the Century and the coauthor of the acclaimed The Bonus Army: An American Epic. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.

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American journalist

Born 1939-07-30

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  • Cover of: The Official rules

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: War slang: American fighting words and phrases since the Civil War

    First published in 2011 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Too much Saxon violence: and other important issues for punsters

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Baseball is--: defining the national pastime

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  • Cover of: Sputnik: the shock of the century

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Leo Durocher: baseball's prodigal son

    First published in 2017 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Baseball's greatest quotations: an illustrated treasury of baseball quotations and historical lore

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rising to the occasion: the best toasts for any celebration

    First published in 2014 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1983 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American journalist

Born 1939-07-30
Subjects
History, American wit and humor, Quotations, maxims, Dictionaries, Baseball, English language, Toasts, United States, Americanisms, Baseball, dictionaries, Language, Politics and government, Quotations, Slang, Biography, Glossaries, vocabularies, Golf, Humor, Job satisfaction, Military art and science, Miscellanea, Personnel management, Work, Working class, Armed Forces
Places
United States, East Anglia, East Anglia (England), England, U.S., Washington (D.C.)
People
Bill Veeck, Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868-1938), Leo Durocher (1905-1991)
Time
20th century, 1945-, 1945-1989, 1989-

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January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
March 11, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe Edited without comment.
May 7, 2014 Edited by KirstinM added author website
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import