Project Gutenberg 2006-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 363 Anson, Adrian C. (Adrian Constantine) 1852 1922 Anson, Cap A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson E-text prepared by Jerry Kuntz as part of the Lawson's Progress Project, "A Ball Player's Career" by Adrian C. Anson is a historical account published in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the personal experiences and reminiscences of Anson, who was a prominent figure in the early days of professional baseball, specifically as a player and manager of the Chicago Base Ball Club. The book provides insight into not only his life and career but also the broader context of baseball's evolution during its formative years. The opening of the book introduces Anson’s birthplace and ancestry, detailing his early life in Marshalltown, Iowa, where he was the first white child born in the area. The narrative captures his youthful antics, the influence of his father, and the relationships he had with local Native Americans, particularly the Pottawattamie tribe. It paints a vivid picture of the challenges he faced in his formative years, such as the death of his mother and his inclination towards mischief, while also expressing a deepening passion for sports, especially baseball. Through these reflections, Anson sets the stage for recounting his journey in baseball, starting from his childhood experiences to his eventual rise in the competitive world of the sport. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Baseball GV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Sports/Hobbies 634749 2025-06-08T11:00:15.939197 text/html 623806 2006-10-28T15:10:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5178829 2021-01-01T13:46:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6367932 2025-06-08T11:00:28.252114 application/epub+zip 6365788 2025-06-08T11:00:19.273178 application/epub+zip 310637 2025-06-08T11:00:17.250123 application/epub+zip 6564813 2025-06-08T11:00:35.439131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6540026 2025-06-08T11:00:26.206177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485533 2022-09-09T10:29:17.332070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614582 2025-06-08T11:00:14.596137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 614438 2021-01-01T13:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226944 2021-01-01T13:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18391 2025-06-08T11:00:35.615069 application/rdf+xml 13104 2025-06-08T11:00:17.990158 image/jpeg 3823 2025-06-08T11:00:17.679124 image/jpeg 5326938 2025-06-08T11:00:16.420197 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia