A signing for Lamar Democrat reporter Richard Cooper's latest book, Hickory Bob: The Bob Harmon Story, will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at Always Buying Books, 5357 N. Main, Joplin.
This description of the book comes from its page on Amazon.com:
Before the days of Stan "The Man" or Lou Brock or Bob Gibson, there was one of the most durable pitchers ever to wear a St. Louis Cardinal uniform. He was Missouri-born Bob Harmon. In 1911, "Hickory Bob" won 23 games and was the starting pitcher in 41. The 41 starts remains the Cardinal franchise record, likely never to be broken. This is the first biography of this dead ball era Cardinal star. His remarkable life from virtual orphan to baseball great to the heights of business success are all documented here, along with pages of vintage photographs.
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