| The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants, and the Cast of Players, Pugs, and Politicos Who Reinvented the World Series in 1912 Contributor(s): Vaccaro, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0767929683 ISBN-13: 9780767929684 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.28" W x 8" (0.66 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this wonderful page-turner, veteran sports journalist Mike Vaccaro brings to life a bygone era in cinematic and intimate detail--and re-creates the magic and suspense of the world's first classic series. Despite a major presidential election, the near-assassination of Teddy Roosevelt, and the most sensational trial of the young century, baseball dominated front-page headlines in October 1912. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants of that year--two of the finest ball clubs that had ever been assembled--went head-to-head in a thrilling eight-game battle that ultimately elevated the World Series from a regional October novelty to a national obsession. |