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Celebrated sports writer Roger Kahn casts his gaze on the golden age of baseball, an unforgettable time when the game thrived as America's unrivaled national sport. The Era begins in 1947 with Jackie Robinson changing major league baseball forever by taking the field for the Dodgers.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Casey Stengel: Add a description of this character.
- Jackie Robinson
- Leo Durocher
- Joe Di Maggio
- Larry Macphail
- Walter O'malley
- Rickey
- Dressen
- Rizzuto
- Reese
- Willie Mays
- Branca
- Henrich
- Newcombe
- Reiser
- Mize
- Shotton
- Maglie
- Reynolds
- Roe
- Williams
- Chandler
- Mantle
- Carl Furillo
- Duke Snider
- Chapman
- Ruth Ann
- Weiss
- Raschi
- Stan Musial
- Hodges
- Dick Young
- Gionfriddo
- Bucky Harris
Setting & Locations edit
- Brooklyn
- New York City
- Ebbets Field
- Ty Cobb
- St. Louis
- Philadelphia
- California
- Yankee Stadium
- America
- Boston
- Manhattan
- Cincinnati
- Chicago
- Florida
- Washington
- Jersey City
- Georgia
- Stoneham
- Pittsburgh
- United States
- Hollywood
- Montreal
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Los Angeles
- Harlem
- Era
- Wrigley Field
- Queens
- Alabama
- Flatbush
- Birmingham
- Oklahoma
- Waitkus
- Maryland
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- St. Petersburg
- Texas
- Illinois
- Wall Street
- Soviet Union
- Tennessee
First Sentence edit
WE REMEMBER CERTAIN ballgames, certain players, certain plays on vanished fields.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Roger Kahn (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0395561558
Page Count: 372
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0395561558
Page Count: 372
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.35764097471
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › New York
- Books › Sports › Baseball › History
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Sports
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