Ed Barrow: The Bulldog Who Built the Yankees' First Dynasty

by Daniel R. Levitt

Book Overview

Before the feuding owners turned to Ed Barrow to be general manager in 1920, the Yankees had never won a pennant. They won their first in 1921 and during Barrow's tenure went on to win thirteen more as well as ten World Series. This biography of the incomparable Barrow is also the story of how he built the most successful sports franchise in American history. Barrow spent fifty years in baseball. He was in the middle of virtually every major conflict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080322981X
• ISBN13: 9780803229815
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"