Download or read book Taking the Count written by Charles E. Van Loan and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles E. Van Loan (1876-1919) had, according to the "Philadelphia Public Ledger" "the largest following of men readers of any magazine fiction writer." He wrote prolifically about sports for leading magazines, especially the Saturday Evening Post.