New York City Baseball: The Golden Age, 1947-1957

by Harvey Frommer

Book Overview

In the heady days after World War II, the nation was ready for excitement and heroes, and a city--New York--was eager for entertainment. Baseball provided the heroes, and the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers--with their rivalries, their successes, their stars--provided the show.

New York City Baseball recaptures the extraordinary decade of 1947-1957, when the three New York teams were the uncrowned kings of the city. In those ten years,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589798902
• ISBN13: 9781589798908
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"