Edward Achorn

Praise for The Summer of Beer and Whiskey

Von der Ahe picked up the team for one reason—to sell more beer. Then he helped gather a group of… Read More »

The original plan was to seek admission to the National League. Von der Ahe and his friends were rebuffed. “The… Read More »

CHRIS VON DER AHE KNEW NEXT to nothing about baseball when he risked his life’s savings to found the franchise… Read More »

Washington Post: “An astonishing book … a romantic book, equal parts heroic quest, tragic tale and doomed love story.” Los… Read More »

Baby Boomers felt poignantly tugged back to their childhood the other day with the news that Davy Jones, 66, had… Read More »

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, who vowed to keep playing winter ball after getting kidnapped in Venezuela, and Texas Rangers… Read More »