Add

Activity

Profile

Welcome to Litsy!

Litsy is a place to share and discover your favorite books with your favorite people.

Litsy is available on the web, for iOS and Android.

It’s fun.  It’s simple.  It’s all about the book. Sign up and get a little Litsy.

Create Account

To respect member's privacy and keep things awesome, most of Litsy is hidden from Google. We let humans see and share pages, but not machines. Find out more.

This page is: Hidden

Trending Hashtags

#HolidayBookDragons

36 users recently

#wintergames2024

51 users recently

#WinterGames

37 users recently

#Adventathon

20 users recently

#ChristmasCheer

30 users recently

#XmasChaCha

30 users recently

Trending Books

Untitled

72 users recently

Whiteout

Dhonielle Clayton, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D Jackson, Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk

9 users recently

Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Ally Carter

22 users recently

Mysteries of Udolpho

Ann Ward Radcliffe

5 users recently

Nancy Drew 14: The Whispering Statue

Carolyn Keene

14 users recently

The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game | Edward Achorn

1 post | 2 read | 1 to read

Chris Von der Ahe knew next to nothing about baseball when he risked his life's savings to found the St. Louis Browns, the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important?and funniest?figures in the game's history. Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason?to sell more beer. Then he helped gather a group of ragtag clubs into a maverick new league that would fight the haughty National League. Sneered at as?The Beer and Whiskey Circuit," their American Association ended up revitalizing the spo.

100%

Ishoot2thrill

The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game | Edward Achorn

pick

Really interesting story about early baseball in America. Definitely a must read for anyone who appreciates the game or if you just like interesting stories of American cultural history.

1 like