Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Avery (1992), 224 pages
Description
The Polo Ground, Ebbets Field, Comiskey Park--the great temples of baseball are being razed to the ground. Now the author of The Glory of Their Times has brought 22 of these grand old open-air, wood-and-concrete stadiums back to life in a beautiful, big-hearted book filled with over 250 vintage photos of parks, players, games, and fans.
Subjects
Awards
CASEY Award (Finalist — 1992)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
224 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
067083811X / 9780670838110
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