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Tables of Contents for Veeck As in Wreck
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
7
11
Bob Verdi
A Can of Beer, a Slice of Cake---and Thou, Eddie Gaedel
11
12
A Man of Dignity
23
13
The Battle of Wrigley Field
36
13
The First Fine Careless Rapture of Milwaukee
49
32
A Universal-International Production
81
16
Dinner with Boudreau
97
7
Every Day Was Mardi Gras...
104
14
...and Every Fan Was King
118
14
One $200,000 Dog for Two $100,000 Cats
132
19
The Name of the Game Is Gamesmanship
151
19
It Only Takes One Leg to Walk Away
170
11
Leroy Had Been There Before
181
11
An Epitaph for Harry Grabiner
192
4
The Jolly Set
196
17
I'm from Missouri---Momentarily
213
16
The Greatest Right-handed Hitter of All Time
229
11
The Asterisk King
240
17
A Warm Spiritual Message from the Del E. Webb Corp.
257
13
Right Between the Shoulder Blades
270
20
A Night at Toots Shor's
290
18
Dynasties Are for the Dinosaurs
308
10
Chuck Comiskey and the National Debt
318
14
The South Side Shall Rise Again
332
21
How We Brought the Minor Leagues Back to Los Angeles
353
20
I'm Not Handicapped; I'm Crippled
373
8
Afterword
381
Ed Linn