Dawn of a Dynasty: The Incredible and Improbable Story of the 1947 New York Yankees

by Frank Strauss

At the start of the 1947 baseball season, reporters projected the Boston Red Sox would repeat as American League champions. The New York Yankees were picked to finish no higher than third place. The reporters were wrong. The Yankees were a veteran team as Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Tommy Henrich, and Charlie Keller returned from World War II military service. It was also a team that introduced New York fans to rookies Yogi Berra, Bobby Brown, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595453376
• ISBN13: 9780595453375
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"