Gregory H Wolf
Biographic Data
| ID | 1639520 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory H Wolf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory H |
| FAMILY NAME | Wolf |
| SIGNATURE | WOLF G H |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Central College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 34 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bobo Newsome
Book Review| April 01 2017 Bobo Newsome: Baseball’s Traveling Man McConnell, Jim. Bobo Newsome: Baseball’s Traveling Man. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2016. Pp. xi + 256. Photos, notes, bibliography, and index. $35.00, pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2017) 44 (1): 118–119. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.44.1.0118 Cite Icon …
Marvin Miller, Baseball Revolutionary
Book Review| April 01 2016 Marvin Miller, Baseball Revolutionary Burke, Robert F. Marvin Miller, Baseball Revolutionary. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2015. Pp. xii + 332. Photographs. $35.00, hc. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2016) 43 (1): 113–114. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.43.1.113 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Face…
The Set-up Men
Book Review| April 01 2016 The Set-up Men: Race, Culture and Resistance in Black Baseball Trembanis, Sarah L. The Set-up Men: Race, Culture and Resistance in Black Baseball. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2014. Pp. xi + 225. Photographs. $35.00, pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2016) 43 (1): 146–147. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.43.1.…
The Middle Atlantic League, 1925–1952
Book Review| July 01 2016 The Middle Atlantic League, 1925–1952 Akin, William E. The Middle Atlantic League, 1925–1952. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2015. Pp. x + 222. $35.00 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2016) 43 (2): 223–224. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.43.2.223 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Su…
The Cooperstown Chronicles
Marvin Miller
Pitching to the Pennant
Book Review| April 01 2015 Pitching to the Pennant: The 1954 Cleveland Indians Wancho, Joe, ed. Pitching to the Pennant: The 1954 Cleveland Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2014. Pp. x+340. Photographs. $26.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2015) 42 (1): 152–153. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.42.1.152 Cite Icon Ci…
Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club
Book Review| April 01 2014 Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club: Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age Ehrgott, Robert. Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club: Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2013. Pp. ix+485. Notes, photographs, additional source comments, bibliography, and index. $34.95 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport Hi…
Bridging Two Dynasties
Book Review| July 01 2014 Bridging Two Dynasties: The 1947 New York Yankees Spatz, Lyle, ed. Bridging Two Dynasties: The 1947 New York Yankees. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2013. Pp. ix+348. Notes and references. $26.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2014) 41 (2): 368–369. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.41.2.368 Cite Ic…
Drama and Pride in the Gateway City
Book Review| April 01 2014 Drama and Pride in the Gateway City: The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals Stahl, John Harry and Bill Nowlin, eds. Drama and Pride in the Gateway City: The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals. Memorable Teams in Baseball History. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2013. Pp. ix+366. Photographs. $26.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport Hi…
Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers
Book Review| April 01 2013 Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles Armour, Mark and Malcolm Allen, eds. Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles. Memorable Teams in Baseball History series. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012. Pp. 277. Photographs and tables. $24.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Jou…
Big Klu
Book Review| July 01 2013 Big Klu: The Baseball Life of Ted Kluszewski Cook, William A. Big Klu: The Baseball Life of Ted Kluszewski. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2012. Pp. vii+186. Appendix, notes, bibliography, and index. $29.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (2): 337–338. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.40.2.337 C…
Historical Dictionary of Baseball
Book Review| October 01 2013 Historical Dictionary of Baseball Spatz, Lyle. Historical Dictionary of Baseball. Historical Dictionary of Sports Series. Plymouth, U.K.: Scarecrow Press, 2013. Pp. xxxvi+467. Forward, preface, and bibliography. $115 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (3): 507–508. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.…
Baseball State by State
Book Review| July 01 2013 Baseball State by State: Major and Negro League Players, Ballparks, Museums, and Historical Sites Jensen, Chris. Baseball State by State: Major and Negro League Players, Ballparks, Museums, and Historical Sites. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2012. Pp. viii+376. $55.00 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40…
Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875
Book Review| July 01 2013 Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875 Batesel, Paul. Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2012. Pp.vii+228. $35 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (2): 328–329. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.40.2.328 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon…
Reading Baseball
Book Review| October 01 2013 Reading Baseball: Books, Biographies, and the Business of the Game Dabscheck, Braham. Reading Baseball: Books, Biographies, and the Business of the Game. Morgantown, W.V.: Fitness Information Technology, 2011. Pp. xvii+212. $16.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (3): 495–496. https://doi.org/10.5406/…
Cellar Dwellers
Book Review| July 01 2013 Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History Weeks, Jonathan. Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2012. Pp. vii+199. Appendix, bibliography, and index. $50.00 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (2): 368–369. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.40.2.…
Sie / Er
68 World Literature Today reviews Botho Strauss. Sie / Er. Munich. Hanser. 2012. isbn 9783446238657 If you aren’t yet familiar with Botho Strauss, one of Germany’s most critically acclaimed prose writers of the last forty years and arguably its most well-known current dramatist, then the recently released Sie/Er, a collection of thirty-five stories originally published between 1987 and 2009, will serve as an excellent introduction to his oeuvre, …
We're Flying by Peter Stamm
Jaan Kaplinski Selected Poems Bloodaxe Books The personal website of Jaan Kaplinski features the distant silhouette of birds against a blue sky subtly dappled with clouds. The verse in Selected Poems shows a similar influence of nature with subtle Zen undertones. This collection gathers poems written between 1973 and 2004 and translated from Estonian as well as newer poems written in English. Thomas Kabdebo No Matter Where I Am, I See the Danube …
Sometimes They Even Shook Your Hand
Book Review| July 01 2012 Sometimes They Even Shook Your Hand: Portraits of Champions Who Walked among Us Schulian, John. Sometimes They Even Shook Your Hand: Portraits of Champions Who Walked among Us. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2011. Pp. xxi+318. $19.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (2): 365–367. https://doi.org/…
A People’s History of Baseball
Book Review| October 01 2012 A People’s History of Baseball Nathanson, Mitchell. A People’s History of Baseball. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2012. Pp. xiv+275. $29.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (3): 554–556. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.39.3.554 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Ma…
The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America
Book Review| October 01 2012 The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Spatz, Lyle, ed. The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012. Pp. 380. $26.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (3): 571–572. https://doi.org/10.5…
Curt Flood in the Media
Book Review| October 01 2012 Curt Flood in the Media: Baseball, Race, and the Demise of the Activist-Athlete Khan, Abraham Iqbal. Curt Flood in the Media: Baseball, Race, and the Demise of the Activist-Athlete. Jackson: University of Mississippi Press, 2012. Pp. 208. $55 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (3): 547–548. https://doi.…
Berliner Lust by Henning Boëtius
members. After the1956Revolution, the PartySecretariat in Debrecen senta policeman tolivewiththem "forstatesecurity reasons."Given thesehardships,the state'sstrict abortion laws,andMama'sCatholicism ,howareNinth's parents supposedtosupport thefamily? Ninth'sphysical and emotional ill health,along withthe familyproject tobuildthe"BigHouse" outsideof Budapest,providethe framework forthenovel.After an accident inwhichNinth nearly lost histhumb, he,l…
Stadtgeschichten
WORLD LITERATURE IN REVIEW ^ ^ ^^^ jH ogy like cell phones and Facebook. Although infrequent, it's worth mentioning because Shaw seems to be making a very relevant anal ogy between the organic spread of mass empathy brought about by the experiments of the 1960s and the modern, technological variety that's takingplace with thegradual hardwire networking of everyone on the planet. Though it's a bit tough to pro cess at firstbecause of its jagged, p…
No prominent works on this page.
Offentliche Rede in der Zeitenwende. Deutsche Literatur und Geschichte um 1800
Tod und Erzahlen. Wege der literarischen Moderne um 1900
Aufklarungsforschung in Deutschland
Dainat, Holger, and Wilhelm Vosskamp, eds. Aufkldrungsforschung in Deutschland. Heidelberg: Winter, 1999. 128 pp. DM 28.00 paperback. In his introductory essay in Deutschland. Einleitung, Wilhelm Vosskamp poses rhetorical questions about the contemporary importance of the Enlightenment. Differentiating between the historical epoch of the Enlightenment and the project of the Enlightenment, he offers an answer: die Konstitutionsprobleme der Moderne…
Verfehlte und erfullte Natur. Variationen uber ein Thema im Werk Heinrich von Kleists
From, Hans-Dieter. Verfehlte and erfullte Natur. Variationen fiber ein Thema im Werk Heinrich von Kleists. Epistemata: Wurzburger wissenschaftliche Schriften, Reihe Literaturwissenschaft, 296. Wurzburg: Konigshausen & Neumann, 2000. 416 pp. DM 98.00 paperback. In his study Verfehlte and erfute Natur, Hans-Dieter Fronz traces the theme of nature in leist's ceuvre, including individual prose and dramatic works, letters, and theoretical-philosophica…
"Mir ward es seltsam kalt." Weiblichkeit und Tod in Heinrich Manns Fruhwerk
Metzler, Jan Christian. Mir ward es seltsam kalt. and Tod in Heinrich Manns Fruhwerk. Hamburg: Argument, 2000. 217 pp. EUR17.79 paperback. Though the tradition of coupling womanhood and death in European art and literature extends from well before the Middle Ages into the present, Jan Christian Metzler argues that this theme has been neglected in the early works of Heinrich Mann. In this volume he investigates how the representations of death and…
Grillparzer-Studien
HimmelsbrÃ1⁄4ck by Joachim Walther
> I H * I z * I ? I < I * I HH 0 I ? I Though this is his firstnovel, Arjen Terpstra is no novice writ er. He has been honing his skills for many years as a journalist and screenwriter. Now a novelist, no doubt he has more books to come. The differencebetween a good book and a great book isoften amatter of scope and depth, a depth of explor inghuman meaning that stimulates thought and feeling.This is a good book, impressively entertaining and con…
Adam und Evelyn by Ingo Schulze
Ingo Schulze. Adam und Evelyn. Ber lin. Berlin Verlag. 2008. 314 pages. 18. isbn978-3-8270-0810-7 Ingo Schulze, born in Dresden in 1962, has established himself as one of Germany's most critically acclaimed prose writers. His literary works often deal with the complex personal and social situations inGer many afterunification in 1990, and indeed his latestmasterpiece, Adam und Evelyn, could also be considered a Wende novel, but that would over lo…
Kaltenburg by Marcel Beyer
I" Viktor Pelevin's I unreal storymade real. Fiction, page 69 G?ven Turan's poetry of incandescence. Verse, page 74 Aboriginal Literature | ina groundbreaking anthology. = Miscellaneous, page 78 | 3 Fiction Marcel Beyer. Kaltenburg. Frankfurt am Main. Suhrkamp. 2008. 395 pages. 19.80. isbn978-3-518-41920-5 With his recent novel Kaltenburg, Marcel Beyer reinforces and hones his reputation as an author forboth the formerEast andWest Germany. Hailed…
Berliner Lust by Henning Boëtius
members. After the1956Revolution, the PartySecretariat in Debrecen senta policeman tolivewiththem "forstatesecurity reasons."Given thesehardships,the state'sstrict abortion laws,andMama'sCatholicism ,howareNinth's parents supposedtosupport thefamily? Ninth'sphysical and emotional ill health,along withthe familyproject tobuildthe"BigHouse" outsideof Budapest,providethe framework forthenovel.After an accident inwhichNinth nearly lost histhumb, he,l…
Stadtgeschichten
WORLD LITERATURE IN REVIEW ^ ^ ^^^ jH ogy like cell phones and Facebook. Although infrequent, it's worth mentioning because Shaw seems to be making a very relevant anal ogy between the organic spread of mass empathy brought about by the experiments of the 1960s and the modern, technological variety that's takingplace with thegradual hardwire networking of everyone on the planet. Though it's a bit tough to pro cess at firstbecause of its jagged, p…
Sometimes They Even Shook Your Hand
Book Review| July 01 2012 Sometimes They Even Shook Your Hand: Portraits of Champions Who Walked among Us Schulian, John. Sometimes They Even Shook Your Hand: Portraits of Champions Who Walked among Us. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2011. Pp. xxi+318. $19.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (2): 365–367. https://doi.org/…
A People’s History of Baseball
Book Review| October 01 2012 A People’s History of Baseball Nathanson, Mitchell. A People’s History of Baseball. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2012. Pp. xiv+275. $29.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (3): 554–556. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.39.3.554 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Ma…
The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America
Book Review| October 01 2012 The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Spatz, Lyle, ed. The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012. Pp. 380. $26.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (3): 571–572. https://doi.org/10.5…
Curt Flood in the Media
Book Review| October 01 2012 Curt Flood in the Media: Baseball, Race, and the Demise of the Activist-Athlete Khan, Abraham Iqbal. Curt Flood in the Media: Baseball, Race, and the Demise of the Activist-Athlete. Jackson: University of Mississippi Press, 2012. Pp. 208. $55 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (3): 547–548. https://doi.…
Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers
Book Review| April 01 2013 Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles Armour, Mark and Malcolm Allen, eds. Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles. Memorable Teams in Baseball History series. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012. Pp. 277. Photographs and tables. $24.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Jou…
Big Klu
Book Review| July 01 2013 Big Klu: The Baseball Life of Ted Kluszewski Cook, William A. Big Klu: The Baseball Life of Ted Kluszewski. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2012. Pp. vii+186. Appendix, notes, bibliography, and index. $29.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (2): 337–338. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.40.2.337 C…
Historical Dictionary of Baseball
Book Review| October 01 2013 Historical Dictionary of Baseball Spatz, Lyle. Historical Dictionary of Baseball. Historical Dictionary of Sports Series. Plymouth, U.K.: Scarecrow Press, 2013. Pp. xxxvi+467. Forward, preface, and bibliography. $115 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (3): 507–508. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.…
Baseball State by State
Book Review| July 01 2013 Baseball State by State: Major and Negro League Players, Ballparks, Museums, and Historical Sites Jensen, Chris. Baseball State by State: Major and Negro League Players, Ballparks, Museums, and Historical Sites. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2012. Pp. viii+376. $55.00 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40…
Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875
Book Review| July 01 2013 Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875 Batesel, Paul. Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2012. Pp.vii+228. $35 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (2): 328–329. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.40.2.328 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon…
Reading Baseball
Book Review| October 01 2013 Reading Baseball: Books, Biographies, and the Business of the Game Dabscheck, Braham. Reading Baseball: Books, Biographies, and the Business of the Game. Morgantown, W.V.: Fitness Information Technology, 2011. Pp. xvii+212. $16.95 pb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (3): 495–496. https://doi.org/10.5406/…
Cellar Dwellers
Book Review| July 01 2013 Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History Weeks, Jonathan. Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2012. Pp. vii+199. Appendix, bibliography, and index. $50.00 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2013) 40 (2): 368–369. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.40.2.…
Sie / Er
68 World Literature Today reviews Botho Strauss. Sie / Er. Munich. Hanser. 2012. isbn 9783446238657 If you aren’t yet familiar with Botho Strauss, one of Germany’s most critically acclaimed prose writers of the last forty years and arguably its most well-known current dramatist, then the recently released Sie/Er, a collection of thirty-five stories originally published between 1987 and 2009, will serve as an excellent introduction to his oeuvre, …
We're Flying by Peter Stamm
Jaan Kaplinski Selected Poems Bloodaxe Books The personal website of Jaan Kaplinski features the distant silhouette of birds against a blue sky subtly dappled with clouds. The verse in Selected Poems shows a similar influence of nature with subtle Zen undertones. This collection gathers poems written between 1973 and 2004 and translated from Estonian as well as newer poems written in English. Thomas Kabdebo No Matter Where I Am, I See the Danube …
Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club
Book Review| April 01 2014 Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club: Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age Ehrgott, Robert. Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club: Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2013. Pp. ix+485. Notes, photographs, additional source comments, bibliography, and index. $34.95 hb. Gregory H. Wolf Gregory H. Wolf North Central College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport Hi…
Art (31 works) · History (24 works) · Art history (21 works) · American Sports and Literature (19 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (19 works) · History (18 works) · Literature (18 works) · Computer Science (16 works) · Citation (15 works) · Icon (15 works)