| El Beisbol: The Pleasures and Passions of the Latin American Game Contributor(s): Krich, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566634199 ISBN-13: 9781566634199 Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: December 2001 Annotation: A quirky, wry, and often hilarious odyssey through the baseball fields of Latin America--both sports book and travelogue, political reportage and meditation on New World identity. El Beisbol sparkles with keen observation and irreverent humor. --Washington Post Book World |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2001047576 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.42" W x 8.56" (0.73 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A quirky, wry, and often hilarious odyssey through the baseball fields of Latin America--both sports book and travelogue, political reportage and meditation on New World identity. With wit and style, John Krich evokes a world where barefoot kids perfect their swings with stalks of sugar cane, midget mascots dance the merengue atop dugouts, and wily scouts compete with dictators for the souls of promising shortstops. "El Beisbol sparkles with keen observation and irreverent humor."--Washington Post Book World |
