Jordan, David M. Athletics of Philadelphia: Connie Mack's White Elephants, 1901-1954. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Company, 1999.
This book gives detailed historical background on the Philadelphia Athletics and the owner's struggle to set up an American League team in a city that already hosted the National League Phillies.
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