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Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers

By Peter Golenbock

Release : 2014-06-05

Genre : Baseball, Books, Sports & Outdoors

Kind : ebook

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There’s no schmaltz or phony nostalgia in Bums.  Rather, it is the intimate story of one of the most beloved franchises ever, told by the men who lived it through the brilliant compilation and editing of master observer Peter Golenbock.  From the building of Ebbets Field through those first dismal decades; to Durocher and Rickey and the assemblage of an all-star  lineup; to the many pennants and the sole World Series win, and all the bittersweetness that came from the mixed success; through the aging of the great players and the move to Los Angeles.  Bums is a true  baseball classic, considered by many to be the best history of the “Trolley Dodgers” this side of Boys of Summer.  The book includes dozens of interviews and anecdotes, great photos, plus a special focus on Jackie Robinson’s breakthrough to the major leagues.   Winner of the prestigious Casey Award for best baseball book of 1984.  Despite countless books on the Dodgers that have followed, none top Golenbock’s.

Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers

By Peter Golenbock

Release : 2014-06-05

Genre : Baseball, Books, Sports & Outdoors

Kind : ebook

5 (0 ratings)
There’s no schmaltz or phony nostalgia in Bums.  Rather, it is the intimate story of one of the most beloved franchises ever, told by the men who lived it through the brilliant compilation and editing of master observer Peter Golenbock.  From the building of Ebbets Field through those first dismal decades; to Durocher and Rickey and the assemblage of an all-star  lineup; to the many pennants and the sole World Series win, and all the bittersweetness that came from the mixed success; through the aging of the great players and the move to Los Angeles.  Bums is a true  baseball classic, considered by many to be the best history of the “Trolley Dodgers” this side of Boys of Summer.  The book includes dozens of interviews and anecdotes, great photos, plus a special focus on Jackie Robinson’s breakthrough to the major leagues.   Winner of the prestigious Casey Award for best baseball book of 1984.  Despite countless books on the Dodgers that have followed, none top Golenbock’s.

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