Apart from being an educational and enjoyable experience discussing the various wines tasted, it has also become a great evenings entertainment for those who take part! This book is a great assistance to those people who wish to educate themselves about the fun of finding a different wine and the taste of how it educates the tasters.
Canadian-born George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. In an era known for tough, defensive catchers, Gibson was an ironman and set records for endurance. He helped the Pirates defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers to win their first World Series in 1909. He played with and against some of the biggest names in the game and counted Cobb, Honus Wagner and John McGraw as friends. He then held numerous coaching and managing roles in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Washington and Chicago--the last Canadian to manage full-time in the Major Leagues.
Canadian-born George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. In an era known for tough, defensive catchers, Gibson was an ironman and set records for endurance. He helped the Pirates defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers to win their first World Series in 1909. He played with and against some of the biggest names in the game and counted Cobb, Honus Wagner and John McGraw as friends. He then held numerous coaching and managing roles in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Washington and Chicago--the last Canadian to manage full-time in the Major Leagues.
For Civil War buffs & all who love Nantucket, Miller & Mooney have given us a treasure of a book. Reminding us that Nantucketers were there - at Antietam, at Fredericksburg, at Gettysburg - it's an important piece of scholarship, & a fascinating read."--Russell Baker. "A superb & detailed story of one company of Nantucket men during the Civil War - Excellent."--Warren Wilkinson, Civil War historian & author of Mother, May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen. A chronicle of the war years as lived by the people of Nantucket including the memoirs & diary of Josiah Fitch Murphey, a Nantucketer of the famed Harvard Regiment, who was at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, & Petersburg. THE CIVIL WAR: THE NANTUCKET EXPERIENCE also contains detailed biographies of the 80 Nantucketers who served with the 20th Massachusetts. 216 pages, complete with photographs & notes. Softcover (available immediately) $14.95. Send check or money order to: Wesco Publishing, P.O. Box 1540, Nantucket, MA 02554.
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