Harvey Frommer
A Yankee Century
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Buch
If you love baseball, if you love the New York Yankees-you will love this book.-Paul O'NeillNothing defines America like baseball. And nothing defines baseball like the Yankees. From their historic beginnings as the New York Highlanders playing in Manhattan's Hilltop Park in 1903, to their reign as the modern-day dynasty that brought Major League Baseball into a new millennium with World Series championships in '96, '98, '99, and 2000, this team has given us a century of triumphs and heartbreaks, legends and lore.This definitive album captures that century in words, stats, and pictures. Included are such luminaries as Mel Allen, Yogi Berra, S…
Mehr
Beschreibung
If you love baseball, if you love the New York Yankees-you will love this book.-Paul O'NeillNothing defines America like baseball. And nothing defines baseball like the Yankees. From their historic beginnings as the New York Highlanders playing in Manhattan's Hilltop Park in 1903, to their reign as the modern-day dynasty that brought Major League Baseball into a new millennium with World Series championships in '96, '98, '99, and 2000, this team has given us a century of triumphs and heartbreaks, legends and lore.This definitive album captures that century in words, stats, and pictures. Included are such luminaries as Mel Allen, Yogi Berra, Scott Brosius, Andy Carey, Chris Chambliss, Jerry Coleman, Don Larsen, and Bob Sheppard-as well as portraits of the greats-from Mickey Mantle to Don Mattingly, from Vic Raschi to Allie Reynolds, from Joltin' Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter. You'll also find:• Picks and profiles of the greatest (and worst) Yankee teams• Quotes, lists, trivia, and tributes• Tales of fierce rivalries and unforgettable moments• The hallowed history of the House That Ruth Built; the infamous pine tar incident; Larsen's perfect game during the '56 World Series; Lou Gehrig's stirring 1939 speech; the roller-coaster ride of the 2001 series, and other memorable Yankee moments For Yankee fans, or anyone who loves baseball, owning A Yankee Century is like having a clubhouse pass to the most fabled franchise in all of sports.
CHF 28.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V113:
Lieferbar in ca. 20-45 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-425-19177-4
- EAN: 9780425191774
- Produktnummer: 9197521
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 448 S.
Über den Autor
Harvey Frommer is the author of more than 30 sports books. Together with his wife, Myrna Katz Frommer, he authored the critically acclaimed oral histories It Happened in Manhattan, It Happened in Brooklyn, It Happened in the Catskills, It Happened on Broadway, and Growing Up Jewish in America. Frommer is a professor in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Dartmouth College, and a longtime Yankee fan.
39 weitere Werke von Harvey Frommer:
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 18.05
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 12.25
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 18.05
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 26.45
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 18.05
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 12.90
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 11.60
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 11.60
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 12.25
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 29.65
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 11.60
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 11.60
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 11.60
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 12.25
A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 11.60
Bewertungen
0 von 0 Bewertungen
Anmelden
Keine Bewertungen gefunden. Seien Sie der Erste und teilen Sie Ihre Erkenntnisse mit anderen.