A Baseball Dynasty: Charlie Finley's Swingin' A's, authored by Bruce Markusen '87, tells the story of Oakland’s colorful, controversial, and highly successful teams of the early 1970s. This newly released edition contains added interviews with A’s stars Joe Rudi, Gene Tenace, Jim “Mudcat” Grant, and John “Blue Moon” Odom. Markusen is also the author of The Orlando Cepeda Story and Roberto Clemente: The Great One.