About the book
This work, which picks up where the author's previous book, The Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s (McFarland, 2005), left off, covers the Dodgers' final eight years in Brooklyn. Chapters carry the reader from the 1951 playoffs, when a late season collapse and Thomson's \"Shot Heard Round the World\" dealt Brooklyn a heartbreaking blow, through the 1955 World Series title, and finally to Walter O'Malley's controversial decision to move the team to Los Angeles. The author covers each season in-depth and assesses popular perceptions of the Dodgers, their players and owners, and considers O'Malley's culpability in the team's departure, which ended a string of 74 years in which Brooklyn had major league baseball.
Editions of The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780786430062
- PDF
- ISBN 9781476612959
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This work, which picks up where the author's previous book, The Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s (McFarland, 2005), left off, covers the Dodgers' final eight years in Brooklyn. Chapters carry the reader from the 1951 playoffs, when a late season collapse and Thomson's \"Shot Heard Round the World\" dealt Brooklyn a heartbreaking blow, through the 1955 World Series title, and finally to Walter O'Malley's controversial decision to move the team to Los Angeles. The author covers each season in-depth and assesses popular perceptions of the Dodgers, their players and owners, and considers O'Malley's culpability in the team's departure, which ended a string of 74 years in which Brooklyn had major league baseball.
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What is The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers about?
This work, which picks up where the author's previous book, The Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s (McFarland, 2005), left off, covers the Dodgers' final eight years in Brooklyn. Chapters carry the reader from the 1951 playoffs, when a late season collapse and Thomson's \"Shot Heard Round the World\" dealt Brooklyn a heartbreaking blow, through the 1955 World Series title, and finally to Walter O'Malley's controversial decision to move the team to Los Angeles. The author covers each season in-depth and assesses popular perceptions of the Dodgers, their players and owners, and considers O'Malley's culpability in the team's departure, which ended a string of 74 years in which Brooklyn had major league baseball.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Sports and Active outdoor recreation > Ball sports / ball games > Baseball
Where can I read a sample of The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780786430062
How long is The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers and how many pages does it have?
The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers has 216 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Rudy Marzano
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers is available as paperback(ISBN 9780786430062) and pdf(ISBN 9781476612959)
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