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The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers: A History, 1950-1957

The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers: A History, 1950-1957 - Paperback

by Rudy Marzano
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Availability:In StockContributor:Rudy MarzanoTheme:Chronological Period/1950's, Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic, Cultural Region/Northeast U.S., Geographic Orientation/New York, Locality/New York, N.Y.Audience:Young AdultPublish date:1/1/2008Pages:216
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786430062ISBN-10:0786430060UPC:9780786430062Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.17 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.3Product ID:SCZDGXHR1Q

This work, which picks up where the author's previous book, The Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s (McFarland, 2005), left off, covers the Dodgers' final eight years in Brooklyn. Chapters carry the reader from the 1951 playoffs, when a late season collapse and Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World" dealt Brooklyn a heartbreaking blow, through the 1955 World Series title, and finally to Walter O'Malley's controversial decision to move the team to Los Angeles. The author covers each season in-depth and assesses popular perceptions of the Dodgers, their players and owners, and considers O'Malley's culpability in the team's departure, which ended a string of 74 years in which Brooklyn had major league baseball.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786430062ISBN-10:0786430060UPC:9780786430062Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.17 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.3Product ID:SCZDGXHR1Q
Rudy Marzano started his career as a reporter on the Newark Evening News after graduating from Rutgers University. He retired from AT&T where he was a press relations manager, writer and editor. He lives in Point Pleasant at the Jersey shore.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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