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Meet The Author – Jack Smiles
August 5, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free
On Saturday, August 5th from 1 pm – 3 pm at the Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort, the LCHS will welcome Jack Smiles, retired sports reporter and author, who will be discussing his books on local ties to baseball. Jack has written three biographies of local men who have made the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mr. Smiles will be signing copies of his books and taking your questions, and the Nathan Denison House will be open for self-guided tours. This event is free to all. Books will be available for sale. For questions, call 570-823-6244 ext. 3 or email reservations@luzernehistory.org.
Jack Smiles books are: “Ee-Yah”: The Life and Times of Hughie Jennings, Baseball Hall of Famer about “Hustling Hughie” from Pittston, Pa. He followed that up with Big Ed Walsh: The Life and Times of a Spitballing Hall of Famer, which chronicles the life of the Hall of Fame pitcher from Plains and finally Bucky Harris: A Biography of Baseball’s Boy Wonder about the famous manager out of Port Jervis.