When the Forgotten Borough Reigned: The 1964 Little League World Series - Couverture rigide

Ingber, Jeff

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1737171309 ISBN 13 : 9781737171300

Editeur : Jeffrey Ingber, 2021

Synopsis

The 1964 Little League World Series was unique and memorable. The final game was won on a no-hitter spun by a pitcher on an All-Star team from the middle of Staten Island, the "forgotten borough" that appeared to have more in common with the American heartland than the rest of New York City. Not only had a Big Apple team never before even qualified for the World Series, but it was the first time a U.S. team defeated an international one for the championship. The members of the victorious Mid-Island Little League team were treated to a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan and a reception by the mayor as well as meetings with celebrities and baseball icons.

When the Forgotten Borough Reigned takes the reader back to 1964, a transformational year for America in which baseball still firmly held its position as the treasured national pastime. Months before the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which quickly led to a tidal wave of change throughout Staten Island, there was a magical summer during which fourteen boys, none older than twelve, experienced a degree of fame few adults ever do while uniting the borough and city in frenzied celebration.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jeff is the author of fiction and nonfiction books, short stories, and screenplays, for which he has won numerous awards. His first screenplay was the basis for the 2019 film Crypto, starring Kurt Russell and Alexis Bledel. A previous book, Shattered Lives, was made into a documentary film by MacTavish Productions. A graduate of Queens College and NYU Law School, Jeff lives with his wife in Cranford, New Jersey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jeffrey Ingber
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1737171309
• ISBN 13: 9781737171300
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 226
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne