The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

by Kevin Baker

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game's beginnings to the end of World War II.

"You're going to beg for extra innings. Without missing a scandal or a sensation, with an eye on how assimilation transforms the picture, Kevin Baker has written a buoyant, double coming-of-age story. "--Stacy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375421831
• ISBN13: 9780375421839
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"