The Greatest Ballpark Ever : : Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers / / Bob McGee.

Generations after its demise, Ebbets Field remains the single most colorful and enduring image of a baseball park, with a treasured niche in the game's legacy and the American imagination. In this lively story of sports, politics, and the talented, hilarious, and charming characters associated...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.) :; 38
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER ONE. Hallowed Ground
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Squire of Flatbush
  • CHAPTER THREE. A Steward in the Rough
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The New Ballpark
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Robins' Nest
  • CHAPTER SIX. The Daffiness Boys
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Larry and Leo
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Football, Fatigues, 4Fs, and FDR
  • CHAPTER NINE. Quicksilver and Thwarted Gold
  • CHAPTER TEN. Firing the American Imagination
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN. Waiting for Next Year
  • CHAPTER TWELVE. Over the Wall
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Never Forgiven, Never Forgotten
  • Appendix. EBBETS FIELD SPECIAL GROUND RULES
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author