ISBN: 9780385501521 - the last good season: brooklyn, the dodgers and their final pennant race together (34 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Good. In the bestselling tradition of The Boys of Summer and Wait Til Next Year, The Last Good Season is the poignant and dramatic story of the Brooklyn Dodgers last pennant and the forces that led to their heartbreaking departure to Los Angeles. The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers were one of baseball s most storied teams, featuring such immortals as Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, and Roy Campanella. The love between team and borough was equally storied, an iron bond of loyalty forged through years of adversity and sometimes legendary ineptitude. Coming off their first World Series triumph ever in 1955, against the hated Yankees, the Dodgers would defend their crown against the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds in a six-month neck-and-neck contest until the last day of the playoffs, one of the most thrilling pennant races in history. But as The Last Good Season so richly relates, all was not well under the surface. The Dodgers were an aging team at the tail end of its greatness, and Brooklyn was a place caught up in rapid and profound urban change. From a cradle of white ethnicity, it was being transformed into a racial patchwork, including Puerto Ricans and blacks from the South who flocked to Ebbets Field to watch the Dodgers black stars. The institutions that defined the borough the Brooklyn Eagle, the Brooklyn Navy Yard had vanished, and only the Dodgers remained. And when their shrewd, dollar-squeezing owner, Walter O Malley, began casting his eyes elsewhere in the absence of any viable plan to replace the aging Ebbets Field and any support from the all-powerful urban czar Robert Moses, the days of the Dodgers in Brooklyn were clearly numbered. Michael Shapiro, a Brooklyn native, has interviewed many of the surviving participants and observers of the 1956 season, and undertaken immense archival research to bring its public and hidden drama to life. Like David Halberstam s The Summer of 49, The Last Good Season combines an exciting baseball story, a genuine sense of nostalgia, and hard-nosed reporting and social thinking to reveal, in a new light, a time and place we only thought we understood.…

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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Etat : Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Etat : Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardback. Etat : Good. In the bestselling tradition of The Boys of Summer and Wait Til Next Year, The Last Good Season is the poignant and dramatic story of the Brooklyn Dodgers last pennant and the forces that led to their heartbreaking departure to Los Angeles. The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers were one of baseball s most storied teams, featuring such immortals as Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, and Roy Campanella. The love between team and borough was equally storied, an iron bond of loyalty forged through years of adversity and sometimes legendary ineptitude. Coming off their first World Series triumph ever in 1955, against the hated Yankees, the Dodgers would defend their crown against the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds in a six-month neck-and-neck contest until the last day of the playoffs, one of the most thrilling pennant races in history. But as The Last Good Season so richly relates, all was not well under the surface. The Dodgers were an aging team at the tail end of its greatness, and Brooklyn was a place caught up in rapid and profound urban change. From a cradle of white ethnicity, it was being transformed into a racial patchwork, including Puerto Ricans and blacks from the South who flocked to Ebbets Field to watch the Dodgers black stars. The institutions that defined the borough the Brooklyn Eagle, the Brooklyn Navy Yard had vanished, and only the Dodgers remained. And when their shrewd, dollar-squeezing owner, Walter O Malley, began casting his eyes elsewhere in the absence of any viable plan to replace the aging Ebbets Field and any support from the all-powerful urban czar Robert Moses, the days of the Dodgers in Brooklyn were clearly numbered. Michael Shapiro, a Brooklyn native, has interviewed many of the surviving participants and observers of the 1956 season, and undertaken immense archival research to bring its public and hidden drama to life. Like David Halberstam s The Summer of 49, The Last Good Season combines an exciting baseball story, a genuine sense of nostalgia, and hard-nosed reporting and social thinking to reveal, in a new light, a time and place we only thought we understood.…

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Like new.

Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 356 pages, b&w photos. Slight bump to upper edge of spine, else a very nice, tight, clean copy. Record # 452866.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Some wear, but still a good reading copy. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.…

Etat : new.

hardcover. Etat : fine. near fine. Illustrated in black and white. 356 pages. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. (lightly sunned) New York: Doubleday, (2003). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

HARD BACK BLUE/.BROWN. Etat : GOOD. FIRST ED. top/bottom of spinebumped, corners of boards bent and some fraying, some smudges on back cover at bottom DATE PUBLISHED: 2003 EDITION: FIRST ED 356.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Almost Like New. 1st Edition. (First Edition, FIrst Printing) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition. Sticker on front free end page.

HARDCOVER. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine dj. First Edition. x. + 358pp. 8 pages of photographs. x. + 358pp. Indexed. NOT a remainder. Blue boards & chocolate cloth back. First Edition April 2003 so stated & Printing per print number line. Not a remainder. Book like new, no writings. Jacket complete/clean/crisp, top spine edge creased, no tears. $24.95 jacket price. Fine/Near Fine dj. (book like new, no writings. jacket complete/clean/crisp, minor creaes, no tears).…

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. First Edition stated, First Printing with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. Gift inscription on ffep.No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Collectible copy. Unread. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed No Value. Book.…