A Pittsburgh Gamble

Year of Publication	2001
Publication Type	Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes	204 p.
Language	English
Contributors	Author: Paul F. Kennedy
Publisher	1st Books Library
City	Bloomington, IN
Genre	Fantasy Historical Science Fiction Sports
Keywords	Roman Catholics Italian Americans baseball Polish Americans boxing Croatian Americans Pittsburgh Pirates gambling Fritzie Zivic (1913-84) time travel Bill Mazeroski (1936- ) World Series Danny Murtaugh (1917-76) Elroy Face (1928- ) Roberto Clemente (1934-72) priests maintenance workers professional sports
Abstract	Terry Reynolds, 29, works for the maintenance department of Carnegie Mellon University, but he suffers from a sports gambling addiction. When he strangely time warps in a Carnegie Mellon scientist’s office to the year 1960, Terry seeks to solve his financial problems by betting on the World Series underdogs, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Author Biography	Paul F. Kennedy (1950— ) was born and raised in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville and Point Breeze neighborhoods. He graduated from Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Time	1960-90s
Places	Allegheny County Pittsburgh North Side North Shore Three Rivers Stadium Bloomfield Mt. Washington Downtown City-County Building Garfield St. Lawrence O'Toole Church Oakland Carnegie Museum Forbes Field Frankie Gustine's restaurant Oakland Catholic High School St. Paul Cathedral Point Breeze Homewood Cemetery St. Bede Church Shadyside Shadyside Hospital Lawrenceville Squirrel Hill Carnegie Mellon University Gesling Stadium Hamburg Hall Frick Park Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School Westmoreland County Murrysville Franklin Regional High School
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