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The Cardiac Kids, El Birdos, and the World Series That Captivated America
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Artikel-Nr:
9781442233171
Veröffentl:
2017
Seiten:
240
Autor:
Thomas J. Whalen
eBook Typ:
PDF
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
On the 50th anniversary of the historic 1967 World Series acclaimed author Thomas J. Whalen shows how the Red Sox and Cardinals waged an epic battle for baseball supremacy that captured the imagination of weary Americans looking for escape from the urban riots, racial turmoil, and antiwar protests that were roiling 1960s society.
Using the colorful and tumultuous 1960s as a backdrop, acclaimed author Thomas J. Whalen’s Spirit of ’67: The Cardiac Kids, El Birdos, and the World Series That Captivated America shows how the Red Sox and Cardinals waged an epic battle for baseball supremacy that captured the imagination of weary Americans looking for escape from the urban riots, racial turmoil, and antiwar protests that were roiling 1960s society. “How many people ever do anything that makes so many people happy?” Sox pitcher Gary Bell asked years later, in reference to their classic autumn clash. The book examines the unique bond that each team had with its own fanbase, going back to each franchise’s chaotic beginning at the turn of the twentieth century. Relating issues of ethnicity, politics, class, and economics, Whalen sets out to reveal the exactly what was at stake in the 1967 fall classic, and how echoes from that unforgettable season still ring through both cities, and American culture, to this day.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: 1967
Chapter 2: Dizzy, El Cheapo, and Stan the Man
Chapter 3: From Dynasty to Country Club
Chapter 4: Pursuing a Dream
Chapter 5: El Birdos Soar
Chapter 6: Coming Through
Chapter 7: The Series Begins
Chapter 8: Lonborg and Champagne
Chapter 9: Twilight Years
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: 1967
Chapter 2: Dizzy, El Cheapo, and Stan the Man
Chapter 3: From Dynasty to Country Club
Chapter 4: Pursuing a Dream
Chapter 5: El Birdos Soar
Chapter 6: Coming Through
Chapter 7: The Series Begins
Chapter 8: Lonborg and Champagne
Chapter 9: Twilight Years
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author