SUMMER OF CHANGE: Baseball in 1939
Reviews for Baseball in 1939: The Watershed Season of the National Pastime (McFarland & Co., Publishers, Inc, 1995 and 2012):
A "look back at baseball's centennial season when Ted Williams broke in and the Hall of Fame opened its doors." -- USA Today Baseball Weekly
"[C]overs a variety of topics......interesting information" -- Choice
"[E]xtensive research." -- Sports Collectors Digest
"Tells the story of the beginning of the Golden Age of baseball." -- Reference & Research Book News
"One eye on the past, one eye on the future." -- Janus, Greek God of the New Year
As the 1939 baseball season swung into full gear and the game prepared to celebrate its Centennial Year, the New York World's Fair opened under the banner, "Dawn of a New Day." The future was at America's doorstep.
With drums of war beating around the world, this was a moment of quiet before the storm. The Roaring Twenties was a distant memory and Babe Ruth was retired and out of baseball. The Japanese had not yet attacked Pearl Harbor and Jackie Robinson had not yet sparked the integration of major league baseball. Something spectacular was about to happen.
America's national game had planned a Centennial Celebration in honor of its 100th birthday. Depression weary Americans embraced baseball's announcement of a series of parades, parties and ceremonies throughout the summer of 1939, culminating in the grand opening of a permanent shrine to the game and its luminaries on June 12, in the Village of Cooperstown, New York. A nation facing mounting economic and social challenges would have a respite from its long festering woes.
In the midst of the celebration the country would learn that the legend of Abner Doubleday's 1939 invention of the sport was pure mythology.
On the field this was a special time, when players who broke in just after the game's deadball era played alongside the future superstars of the Golden Age through the new medium of television. It was the year Yankee "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig was struck ill and forced to retire, while Red Sox rookie Ted Williams introduced a new offensive approach to the game.
This is the story of a summer of change -- and a transitional year in U.S. history -- as seen through the eyes of a baseball fan.
This work revises the earlier work through the 2020 season and features a complete and current appendix, including statistical summaries of the year and lists of award winners, current though 2020.
"Twenty-five years have passed since Baseball in 1939: The Watershed Season of the National Pastime was published, and though the voices that spoke to me then – like Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Ernie Harwell, Charlie Gehringer and Monte Irvin -- have been silenced by time, I still hear their voices loud and clear. The passing of another generation has brought us more war, more dissension, more technological change, and more opportunities to improve the human condition. Their stories of struggle and success remain as relevant today as they were back then.." -- Lawrence S. Katz
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A "look back at baseball's centennial season when Ted Williams broke in and the Hall of Fame opened its doors." -- USA Today Baseball Weekly
"[C]overs a variety of topics......interesting information" -- Choice
"[E]xtensive research." -- Sports Collectors Digest
"Tells the story of the beginning of the Golden Age of baseball." -- Reference & Research Book News
"One eye on the past, one eye on the future." -- Janus, Greek God of the New Year
As the 1939 baseball season swung into full gear and the game prepared to celebrate its Centennial Year, the New York World's Fair opened under the banner, "Dawn of a New Day." The future was at America's doorstep.
With drums of war beating around the world, this was a moment of quiet before the storm. The Roaring Twenties was a distant memory and Babe Ruth was retired and out of baseball. The Japanese had not yet attacked Pearl Harbor and Jackie Robinson had not yet sparked the integration of major league baseball. Something spectacular was about to happen.
America's national game had planned a Centennial Celebration in honor of its 100th birthday. Depression weary Americans embraced baseball's announcement of a series of parades, parties and ceremonies throughout the summer of 1939, culminating in the grand opening of a permanent shrine to the game and its luminaries on June 12, in the Village of Cooperstown, New York. A nation facing mounting economic and social challenges would have a respite from its long festering woes.
In the midst of the celebration the country would learn that the legend of Abner Doubleday's 1939 invention of the sport was pure mythology.
On the field this was a special time, when players who broke in just after the game's deadball era played alongside the future superstars of the Golden Age through the new medium of television. It was the year Yankee "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig was struck ill and forced to retire, while Red Sox rookie Ted Williams introduced a new offensive approach to the game.
This is the story of a summer of change -- and a transitional year in U.S. history -- as seen through the eyes of a baseball fan.
This work revises the earlier work through the 2020 season and features a complete and current appendix, including statistical summaries of the year and lists of award winners, current though 2020.
"Twenty-five years have passed since Baseball in 1939: The Watershed Season of the National Pastime was published, and though the voices that spoke to me then – like Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Ernie Harwell, Charlie Gehringer and Monte Irvin -- have been silenced by time, I still hear their voices loud and clear. The passing of another generation has brought us more war, more dissension, more technological change, and more opportunities to improve the human condition. Their stories of struggle and success remain as relevant today as they were back then.." -- Lawrence S. Katz
SUMMER OF CHANGE: Baseball in 1939
Reviews for Baseball in 1939: The Watershed Season of the National Pastime (McFarland & Co., Publishers, Inc, 1995 and 2012):
A "look back at baseball's centennial season when Ted Williams broke in and the Hall of Fame opened its doors." -- USA Today Baseball Weekly
"[C]overs a variety of topics......interesting information" -- Choice
"[E]xtensive research." -- Sports Collectors Digest
"Tells the story of the beginning of the Golden Age of baseball." -- Reference & Research Book News
"One eye on the past, one eye on the future." -- Janus, Greek God of the New Year
As the 1939 baseball season swung into full gear and the game prepared to celebrate its Centennial Year, the New York World's Fair opened under the banner, "Dawn of a New Day." The future was at America's doorstep.
With drums of war beating around the world, this was a moment of quiet before the storm. The Roaring Twenties was a distant memory and Babe Ruth was retired and out of baseball. The Japanese had not yet attacked Pearl Harbor and Jackie Robinson had not yet sparked the integration of major league baseball. Something spectacular was about to happen.
America's national game had planned a Centennial Celebration in honor of its 100th birthday. Depression weary Americans embraced baseball's announcement of a series of parades, parties and ceremonies throughout the summer of 1939, culminating in the grand opening of a permanent shrine to the game and its luminaries on June 12, in the Village of Cooperstown, New York. A nation facing mounting economic and social challenges would have a respite from its long festering woes.
In the midst of the celebration the country would learn that the legend of Abner Doubleday's 1939 invention of the sport was pure mythology.
On the field this was a special time, when players who broke in just after the game's deadball era played alongside the future superstars of the Golden Age through the new medium of television. It was the year Yankee "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig was struck ill and forced to retire, while Red Sox rookie Ted Williams introduced a new offensive approach to the game.
This is the story of a summer of change -- and a transitional year in U.S. history -- as seen through the eyes of a baseball fan.
This work revises the earlier work through the 2020 season and features a complete and current appendix, including statistical summaries of the year and lists of award winners, current though 2020.
"Twenty-five years have passed since Baseball in 1939: The Watershed Season of the National Pastime was published, and though the voices that spoke to me then – like Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Ernie Harwell, Charlie Gehringer and Monte Irvin -- have been silenced by time, I still hear their voices loud and clear. The passing of another generation has brought us more war, more dissension, more technological change, and more opportunities to improve the human condition. Their stories of struggle and success remain as relevant today as they were back then.." -- Lawrence S. Katz
A "look back at baseball's centennial season when Ted Williams broke in and the Hall of Fame opened its doors." -- USA Today Baseball Weekly
"[C]overs a variety of topics......interesting information" -- Choice
"[E]xtensive research." -- Sports Collectors Digest
"Tells the story of the beginning of the Golden Age of baseball." -- Reference & Research Book News
"One eye on the past, one eye on the future." -- Janus, Greek God of the New Year
As the 1939 baseball season swung into full gear and the game prepared to celebrate its Centennial Year, the New York World's Fair opened under the banner, "Dawn of a New Day." The future was at America's doorstep.
With drums of war beating around the world, this was a moment of quiet before the storm. The Roaring Twenties was a distant memory and Babe Ruth was retired and out of baseball. The Japanese had not yet attacked Pearl Harbor and Jackie Robinson had not yet sparked the integration of major league baseball. Something spectacular was about to happen.
America's national game had planned a Centennial Celebration in honor of its 100th birthday. Depression weary Americans embraced baseball's announcement of a series of parades, parties and ceremonies throughout the summer of 1939, culminating in the grand opening of a permanent shrine to the game and its luminaries on June 12, in the Village of Cooperstown, New York. A nation facing mounting economic and social challenges would have a respite from its long festering woes.
In the midst of the celebration the country would learn that the legend of Abner Doubleday's 1939 invention of the sport was pure mythology.
On the field this was a special time, when players who broke in just after the game's deadball era played alongside the future superstars of the Golden Age through the new medium of television. It was the year Yankee "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig was struck ill and forced to retire, while Red Sox rookie Ted Williams introduced a new offensive approach to the game.
This is the story of a summer of change -- and a transitional year in U.S. history -- as seen through the eyes of a baseball fan.
This work revises the earlier work through the 2020 season and features a complete and current appendix, including statistical summaries of the year and lists of award winners, current though 2020.
"Twenty-five years have passed since Baseball in 1939: The Watershed Season of the National Pastime was published, and though the voices that spoke to me then – like Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Ernie Harwell, Charlie Gehringer and Monte Irvin -- have been silenced by time, I still hear their voices loud and clear. The passing of another generation has brought us more war, more dissension, more technological change, and more opportunities to improve the human condition. Their stories of struggle and success remain as relevant today as they were back then.." -- Lawrence S. Katz
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| BN ID: | 2940163085316 |
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| Publisher: | Raskin Publishing |
| Publication date: | 08/25/2020 |
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