Ernest M Thayer

Ernest Thayer

Ernest Lawrence Thayer (August 14, 1863 - August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote "Casey at the Bat". ...

Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888

"The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; the score stood four to two with but one inning more to play." Thus begins one of the most famous poems in American history: Ernest L. Thayer's "Casey at the Bat". When the powerful Mudville baseball team enters the ninth inning of their ...

Casey at the Bat (Visions in Poetry)

Visions in Poetry is an exciting and unique series of classic poems illustrated by outstanding contemporary artists in stunning hardcover editions. Casey at the Bat, the fourth book in the series, is more than a poem about a proud and mighty slugger who strikes out during the big game. It is a slice...

Willard Mullin's Casey at the Bat and Other Tales from the Diamond

This book features one of America’s best-loved poems, “Casey at the Bat,” illustrated by legendary sports cartoonist Willard Mullin. In 1953, in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the World Series, legendary cartoonist Willard Mullin created images illustrating one of America’s best-loved ...

Casey at the Bat (Dover Children's Classics)

A blend of the absurd and the tragic lies at the heart of this immortal baseball ballad, an authentic masterpiece of American humor. This grand edition steps up to the plate with more than fifty bold pen-and-ink drawings that perfectly capture the poem's ironic tone and comic spirit.From its 1888 de...

Ernest Thayer's "Casey at the Bat": Background and Characters of Baseball's Most Famous Poem

Ernest Thayer's "Casey at the Bat" was first published in the San Francisco Daily Examiner on June 3, 1888. Its popularity owed much to the universality of its subject; every city seemed to have a "Casey" on its team. Thayer, a Harvard graduate, said little about the real Casey, though he did leave ...

Casey at the Bat

“A home-run effort.” —Publisher’s WeeklyPatricia Polacco’s spirited illustrations capture all the fun and action-packed drama of Thayer’s immortal ballad.   “The poem is launched with bright, bold illustrations that milk all the humor from the situation…Fresh and funny, this rendition should attrac...

Casey at the Bat

Think back to those amazingly languid summers of your childhood, when in the heat of the day you followed the game on a distant radio, watched the pros on the living-room TV, or cheered your local heroes at the hometown ballpark. Ernest Thayer's classic tale of baseball hopes and dreams comes to ...

Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 (Caldecott Honor Book)

"And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has struck out." Those lines have echoed through the decades, the final stanza of a poem published pseudonymously in the June 3, 1888, issue of the San Francisco Examiner. Its author would rat...

Casey at the Bat

Annotated Casey at the Bat: A Collection of Ballads About the Mighty Casey

Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888

Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888

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Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat