The Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War Art & Photography a somber record of the

a somber record of the sacrifice the family paid

speakeasies and even honky-tonks and juke joints fostered the development of a new musical style

lived together in communal camps and did what was considered “men’s work”: plowing fields

Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could

and gas on the battlefield

The Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War Art & Photography a somber record of theDescription By Jim Leeke Hardcover Finalist for the 2022 SABR Seymour Medal Grover Cleveland Alexander was one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, with 373 career victories during twenty seasons in the Major Leagues. Elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938, the right hander remains a compellingand tragicfigure. Pete Alexanders military service during World War I was the demarcation line between his great seasons with the