Robert Obojski (October 19, 1929 – October 31, 2020) was an American

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of over 50 books on

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, coin and

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and

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and a

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Early life and education

Obojski was born October 19, 1929 and grew up in

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. He attended Western Reverse University (now

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); he graduated with a BA in History in 1951, an MA in English in 1952, and his

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in 1955 in

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. His dissertation was " Robert Grant: Satirist of Old Boston and Intellectual Leader of the New."

Career

Obojski taught at

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(1957–60), Western Kentucky State College (1962–64),

Alliance College Alliance College was an independent, liberal arts college located in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, offering a special program in Polish and Slavic languages (cf Slavistics). It was originally an academy at the high school level. In the 192 ...

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(1964–66, 1967–69),

Edinboro University PennWest Edinboro is a campus of Pennsylvania Western University, a multi-campus public university in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Edinboro, the campus has more than 4,600 enrolled students. History Edinboro University was founded ...

(1966–67), and

Delaware State College Delaware State University (DSU or Del State) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses: one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown. The university encompasses four col ...

(1970–72)

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. Obojski worked as contributing editor for ''Sports Collectors Digest'', ''Global Stamp News'', and '' Linn's Weekly Stamp News''. He was an ongoing contributor to ''

Teddy Bear Review Jones Publishing, located in Iola, Wisconsin produces a number of publication dealing with collectibles including ''Teddy Bear & Friends'' which is dedicated to the collection and hobby of teddy bears and soft sculpture collecting and ''Dolls''. ...

'' as well as publications from

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. He had lived in Port Washington,

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and he died in Roslyn,

Publications

His books included the notable ''Bush League: a History of Minor League Baseball'' (1975), ''Great Moments of the Playoffs &

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'' (1988), and ''The Rise of Japanese Baseball Power'' (1975). He also wrote ''A First Stamp Album for Beginners'' (1984, 1st ed.), which was reprinted and revised.

Authored

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Co-authored

Other books co-written or edited by Robert Obojski: * * * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

BookFinder.com page on Robert Objoski
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