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New York City Baseball: The Last Golden Age (Paperback)

by Harvey Frommer (Author) "On the fifth day of August, 1955, with the Brooklyn Dodgers in first place, fourteen games in the lead and driving to their third pennant..." (more)
Key Phrases: Ebbets Field, New York City, World Series (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
In this nostalgic but often tedious book, Frommer chronicles 11 remarkable years when the Yankees, the Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers won 17 pennants and nine World Series among them. Photos.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Library Journal
"A well-written, tight and amusing chronicle. A fine special study of an era and a phenomenon."

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 234 pages
  • Publisher: Harvest Books (April 15, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0156655004
  • ISBN-13: 978-0156655002
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,603,857 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • In-Print Editions: Paperback (1st) |  All Editions


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First Sentence:
On the fifth day of August, 1955, with the Brooklyn Dodgers in first place, fourteen games in the lead and driving to their third pennant in five years, their first world championship, a New York Times front-page story noted that the National League had granted permission for the scheduling of eight Dodger games for 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ebbets Field, New York City, World Series, National League, Jackie Robinson, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Los Angeles, Brooklyn Dodgers, American League, Stan Lomax, Sal Maglie, Willie Mays, Casey Stengel, Monte Irvin, Branch Rickey, Eddie Lopat, Pee Wee Reese, Red Barber, Bobby Thomson, Leo Durocher, Red Sox, United States, Jack Lang, San Francisco
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