| Cincinnati and the Big Red Machine Contributor(s): Walker, Robert Harris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253213703 ISBN-13: 9780253213709 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1988 Annotation: ..". this is the history of a surprisingly fascinating symbiosis, of as much interest to social historians as to baseball fans." -- Publishers Weekly ..". a sound account of a baseball team's place in the life of a community... effectively focused on the most exciting era of a club that has meant so much to so many people." -- Greensboro (NC) News & Record "Any baseball buff will enjoy this entertaining look at the hey-day of the Big Red Machine." -- Monterey (CA) Herald In interviews with players, including Bench, Rose, Concepcion, Perez, manager Sparky Anderson, journalists, owners, and civic leaders, Walker reveals what it is that defines the Reds, and what Cincinnati as a city represents. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - General |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 88045166 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 9.28" W x 9.28" (0.60 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Locality - Cincinnati, Ohio - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . this is the history of a surprisingly fascinating symbiosis, of as much interest to social historians as to baseball fans. --Publishers Weekly . . . a sound account of a baseball team's place in the life of a community . . . effectively focused on the most exciting era of a club that has meant so much to so many people. --Greensboro (NC) News & Record Any baseball buff will enjoy this entertaining look at the hey-day of the Big Red Machine. --Monterey (CA) Herald In interviews with players, including Bench, Rose, Concepcion, Perez, manager Sparky Anderson, journalists, owners, and civic leaders, Walker reveals what it is that defines the Reds, and what Cincinnati as a city represents. |