The era : 1947-1957, when the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers ruled the world / Roger Kahn ; with a new afterword by the author.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Kahn, Roger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• New York Yankees (Baseball team)--History--20th century.
• New York Giants (Baseball team)--History--20th century.
• Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--History--20th century.
• Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team).
• New York Giants (Baseball team).
• New York Yankees (Baseball team).
• Baseball--United States--History--20th century.
• Baseball.
• History.
• United States.
• United States--History--1945-.

Physical Description:

376 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2002.

Summary:

& Celebrated sports writer Roger Kahn casts his gaze on the golden age of baseball, an unforgettable time when the game thrived as America's unrivaled national sport. The Era begins in 1947 with Jackie Robinson changing major league baseball forever by taking the field for the Dodgers. Dazzling, momentous events characterize the decade that followed-Robinson's amazing accomplishments; the explosion on the national scene of such soon-to-be legends as Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Bobby Thompson, Duke Snider, and Yogi Berra; Casey Stengel's crafty managing; the emergence of televised games; and the stunning success of the Yankees as they play in nine out of eleven World Series. The Era concludes with the relocation of the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, a move that shook the sport to its very roots.

Contents:

• 1. Leo, Larry, and Jackie, or Notes from the Hookworm Belt 9
• 2. Breakthrough at the Ballyards 42
• 3. A Guy Named Joe 63
• 4. Birth of the Bombers 79
• 5. The Greatest Ballgame Ever Played 100
• 6. Larry's Leavin'; Leo's Weavin' 132
• 7. The Second Coming 157
• 8. The Red and the Black 187
• 9. Field Marshal Casey von Stengel 208
• 10. Scouts, Center Fielders, and Schemers 241
• 11. Monte, Mickey, Clay, and Joe and Marilyn 281
• 12. Recessional 298
• A Brief Thanksgiving 348.

Notes:

• Originally published: New York : Ticknor & Fields, 1993.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages [350]-358) and index.

ISBN:

• 0803278055
• 9780803278059

OCLC:

48053888

Publisher Number:

99951514615

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