Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Publishers since 1855
© 2009 by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
E-book edition 2012
Publication of this book was made possible in part by a grant from the D.C. Everest fellowship fund.
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Frontmatter photo credits:
page ii: Johnny Logan (Robert Koehler Collection); page iii: Henry Aaron (author’s collection); page v left: County Stadium scoreboard welcomes the Braves, 1953. (Robert Koehler Collection); page v right: Warren Spahn and Joe Adcock (Robert Koehler Collection); page vi: Eddie Mathews (Bob Buege); page viii: (clockwise from bottom left) Dennis Overby, Dave Fracaro, John Braun, Clair Hickman, Bob Botz, and Bob Uecker, 1961 (Robert Koehler Collection)
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Povletich, William.
Milwaukee Braves : heroes and heartbreak / William Povletich.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-87020-423-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Milwaukee Braves (Baseball team)—History. I. Title.
GV875.M5.P68 2009
796.357'64077595—dc22
2008043259