Finally, a lengthy, critical review of Baseball Fiends and Flying Machines! I don't think copyright allows me to reprint the entire review, but here's the citation and an excerpt:
Benjamin James Dettmar. "Baseball Fiends and Flying Machines: The Many Lives and Outrageous Times of George and Alfred Lawson (review)." NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture 19, no. 1 (2010): 150-152. http://muse.jhu.edu/ (accessed November 9, 2010).
"The many lives of George and Alfred "Al" Lawson are told humorously, intelligently, and with great reverence to baseball lore by Jerry Kuntz. Relatively well known in baseball circles, the Lawson brothers' escapades in fin de siècle America will appeal to both hardcore enthusiasts and casual fans. Indeed, as someone with an academic and casual interest in baseball history and Americana, the book was entirely satisfactory and will undoubtedly appeal to others with similar interests. Kuntz has previously published two articles on the Lawsons, and readers are regaled with tale after tale of the eccentricity and quirky deviance that so defines George and Al Lawson.
One of the more interesting aspects of Kuntz's book is how he manages to show the impact the Lawsons had on society outside of their lives in baseball."
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