| Bums No More: The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers, World Champions of Baseball Contributor(s): Endsley, Brian M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 078643919X ISBN-13: 9780786439195 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2009033820 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Chronological Period - 1950's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the story of the 1959 Dodgers, a team that rose above its disastrous first season on the West Coast for an out-of-nowhere World Series title. One of baseball's greatest underdog champions, the '59 Dodgers were a rag-tag team made of long shots salvaged from the minor leagues and over-the-hill ballplayers who reached back for one final triumph. After surviving a thrilling three team pennant race, they met fellow long shots the Chicago White Sox in an underdog World Series. Here, the team's story is recounted in detail, with game-by-game highlights, and set against the cultural backdrop of the civil rights movement, the Cold War, and the rock and roll cultural revolution. |