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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-10069102104X
ISBN-139780691021041
eBay Product ID (ePID)25038714572
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTo Every Thing a Season : Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia, 1909-1976
Publication Year1993
SubjectBaseball / History, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Baseball / General, Sociology / Urban
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Social Science, History
AuthorBruce Kuklick
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.3 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN90-045857
Reviews"[Kuklick] shows what a ballpark can mean to a neighborhood: 'Shibe Park was a place where uncommon deeds gave people a sense of commonality. In this, its special beauty, the game at Shibe Park rose above the flaws of its businessmen, its players, and its fans.' "-- Sports Illustrated, "[Kuklick] shows what a ballpark can mean to a neighborhood: 'Shibe Park was a place where uncommon deeds gave people a sense of commonality. In this, its special beauty, the game at Shibe Park rose above the flaws of its businessmen, its players, and its fans.' " -- Sports Illustrated, [Kuklick] shows what a ballpark can mean to a neighborhood: 'Shibe Park was a place where uncommon deeds gave people a sense of commonality. In this, its special beauty, the game at Shibe Park rose above the flaws of its businessmen, its players, and its fans.' -- Sports Illustrated, [Kuklick] shows what a ballpark can mean to a neighborhood: 'Shibe Park was a place where uncommon deeds gave people a sense of commonality. In this, its special beauty, the game at Shibe Park rose above the flaws of its businessmen, its players, and its fans.', Winner of the 1991 SABR-MacMillan Book Award, Society for American Baseball Research Winner of the 1991 Casey Award, Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine
IllustratedYes
SynopsisShibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. The author, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies., Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. Kuklick, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies.
