Robert M. Goldman is a professor of history in Richmond, Virginia, and an avid baseball fan. He is the author of Reconstruction and Black Suffrage and ""A Free Ballot and a Fair Court"": The Department of Justice and the Enforcement of Voting Rights in the South, 1877-1893.
"A brief but enjoyable and sympathetic analysis both of Flood the
man and of the lawsuit bearing his name."--Review of Politics"One
Man Out presents the legal history and analysis of Flood v. Kuhn in
a way that laypersons can understand. Anyone interested in this
case will find Goldman's book a quick read and an invaluable
resource."--Nine"A fun, informative read at the intersection of law
and sports. It tells the story of the struggle to end America's
last remnant of indentured servitude--baseball's reserve system,
whereby once a major league club signed a player to a contract, the
player was prohibited from negotiating for a better contract with
other clubs. The legal side of the story shows the history of
baseball's autonomy as a business from legal regulation on both the
state and federal levels. In the meantime, the reader gets a view
of baseball's legendary place in American culture."--Choice"An
enjoyable and insightful account of a dark period in baseball
history. . . . Goldman portrays Curt Flood realistically, as a man
with both amazing professional skills and personal demons. . . .
Overall, this book is appropriate for the personal libraries of
baseball fanatics and for academic libraries that support sports
law programs or that maintain extensive collections of famous
trials."--Law Library Journal"Goldman provides a nice review of the
Flood court case as well as a description of Flood's personal life.
A short, albeit comprehensive review of the man and the court case
that would eventually lead to significant changes in baseball,
including the end of the 'reserve clause' and MLB's antitrust
exemption."--Library Journal
"Goldman's reconstruction of Curt Flood's challenge to baseball's
reserve clause is a winner! He not only offers a highly readable
account of the case itself and its main protagonist, but also
provides abundant insights into a watershed moment in the history
of race and the labor-management relationship in America's National
Game."--Benjamin G. Rader, author of Baseball: A History of
America's Game"Goldman's readable and insightful book makes a
significant contribution to the literature about baseball and the
law. Curt Flood was a great hero in the struggle for players'
rights, and Goldman paints a nuanced portrait of the man and his
cause."--Roger I. Abrams, author of Legal Bases: Baseball and the
Law
"A brief but enjoyable and sympathetic analysis both of Flood the
man and of the lawsuit bearing his name."--Review of
Politics"One Man Out presents the legal history and analysis
of Flood v. Kuhn in a way that laypersons can understand. Anyone
interested in this case will find Goldman's book a quick read and
an invaluable resource."--Nine"A fun, informative read at the
intersection of law and sports. It tells the story of the struggle
to end America's last remnant of indentured servitude--baseball's
reserve system, whereby once a major league club signed a player to
a contract, the player was prohibited from negotiating for a better
contract with other clubs. The legal side of the story shows the
history of baseball's autonomy as a business from legal regulation
on both the state and federal levels. In the meantime, the reader
gets a view of baseball's legendary place in American
culture."--Choice"An enjoyable and insightful account of a dark
period in baseball history. . . . Goldman portrays Curt Flood
realistically, as a man with both amazing professional skills and
personal demons. . . . Overall, this book is appropriate for the
personal libraries of baseball fanatics and for academic libraries
that support sports law programs or that maintain extensive
collections of famous trials."--Law Library Journal"Goldman
provides a nice review of the Flood court case as well as a
description of Flood's personal life. A short, albeit comprehensive
review of the man and the court case that would eventually lead to
significant changes in baseball, including the end of the 'reserve
clause' and MLB's antitrust exemption."--Library Journal
"Goldman's reconstruction of Curt Flood's challenge to baseball's
reserve clause is a winner! He not only offers a highly readable
account of the case itself and its main protagonist, but also
provides abundant insights into a watershed moment in the history
of race and the labor-management relationship in America's National
Game."--Benjamin G. Rader, author of Baseball: A History of
America's Game"Goldman's readable and insightful book makes a
significant contribution to the literature about baseball and the
law. Curt Flood was a great hero in the struggle for players'
rights, and Goldman paints a nuanced portrait of the man and his
cause."--Roger I. Abrams, author of Legal Bases: Baseball
and the Law
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