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Author: Lyn Sherwood Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786437693 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 289
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This book takes the reader where only brave souls dare to compete--the world of bullfighting. Matadors risk serious injury or death to compete in their art, one that has been a part of Spanish and Latin American culture for centuries. Beginning with an introduction to bullfighting as it relates to American culture (not overlooking the negative views it often attracts), the book profiles 21 American matadors in detail, including women bullfighters, and novilleros (beginners). Chapters within each section are devoted to individual bullfighters. A major feature of this work are the numerous action photographs, many of which were taken by the author himself and impressively portray the flair, skill, emotion, and faces of bullfighting.
Author: Lyn Sherwood Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786437693 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
This book takes the reader where only brave souls dare to compete--the world of bullfighting. Matadors risk serious injury or death to compete in their art, one that has been a part of Spanish and Latin American culture for centuries. Beginning with an introduction to bullfighting as it relates to American culture (not overlooking the negative views it often attracts), the book profiles 21 American matadors in detail, including women bullfighters, and novilleros (beginners). Chapters within each section are devoted to individual bullfighters. A major feature of this work are the numerous action photographs, many of which were taken by the author himself and impressively portray the flair, skill, emotion, and faces of bullfighting.
Author: Brad M. Epstein Publisher: ISBN: 9781607303565 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Good Night, Yankees follows in the long tradition of good night stories loved by children everywhere. Good Night, Yankees is an adorable illustrated bedtime story for every young Yankees fan. It's the day of the big game and "the Yankees are playing their biggest rival today, we'll be cheering for them to go all the way." Good Morning New York, good afternoon Yankees fans, good evening Yankees and good night everyone - the beautiful illustrations walk us through the big day until it's time to sleep, "good night to all the young Yankees fans too. All falling asleep dreaming of their Major League debut!". The illustrations are accurate to the team and stadium. Officially licensed by Major League Baseball.
Author: Phillip Hoose Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 080271885X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 178
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In the winter of 1956, Phillip Hoose was a gawky, uncoordinated 9-year-old boy just moved to a new town-Speedway, Indiana-and trying to fit into a new school and circle of friends. Baseball was his passion, even though he was terrible at it and constantly shamed by his lack of ability. But he had one thing going for him that his classmates could never have-his second cousin was a pitcher for the New York Yankees. Don Larsen wasn't a star, but he was in the Yankees' rotation. And on October 8, 1956, he pitched perhaps the greatest game that has ever been pitched: a perfect game (27 batters up, 27 out) against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series. It forever changed Phil's life. Perfect, Once Removed, recalls with pitch-perfect clarity the angst and jubilation of Phil Hoose's 9th year. To be published on the 50th anniversary of The Perfect Game, it will be one of the best baseball books of 2006.
Author: John Banks Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1614239835 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 227
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Stories of New England soldiers who perished in this bloody battle, based on their diaries and letters. The Battle of Antietam, in September 1862, was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War. In the intense conflict and its aftermath across the farm fields and woodlots near Sharpsburg, Maryland, more than two hundred men from Connecticut died. Their grave sites are scattered throughout the Nutmeg State, from Willington to Madison and Brooklyn to Bristol. Here, author John Banks chronicles their mostly forgotten stories using diaries, pension records, and soldiers’ letters. Learn of Henry Adams, a twenty-two-year-old private from East Windsor who lay incapacitated in a cornfield for nearly two days before he was found; Private Horace Lay of Hartford, who died with his wife by his side in a small church that served as a hospital after the battle; and Captain Frederick Barber of Manchester, who survived a field operation only to die days later. This book tells the stories of these and many more brave Yankees who fought in the fields of Antietam. Includes photos
Author: Stephen Davis Publisher: ISBN: 9780881463989 Category : Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Languages : en Pages : 0
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Like Chicago from Mrs. O'Leary's cow, or San Francisco from the earthquake of 1906, Atlanta has earned distinction as one of the most burned cities in American history. During the Civil War, Atlanta was wrecked, but not by burning alone. Longtime Atlantan Stephen Davis tells the story of what the Yankees did to his city. General William T. Sherman's Union forces had invested the city by late July 1864. Northern artillerymen, on Sherman's direct orders, began shelling the interior of Atlanta on 20 July, knowing that civilians still lived there and continued despite their knowledge that women and children were being killed and wounded. Countless buildings were damaged by Northern missiles and the fires they caused. Davis provides the most extensive account of the Federal shelling of Atlanta, relying on contemporary newspaper accounts more than any previous scholar. The Yankees took Atlanta in early September by cutting its last railroad, which caused Confederate forces to evacuate and allowed Sherman's troops to march in the next day. The Federal army's two and a half-month occupation of the city is rarely covered in books on the Atlanta campaign. Davis makes a point that Sherman's "wrecking" continued during the occupation when Northern soldiers stripped houses and tore other structures down for wood to build their shanties and huts. Before setting out on his "march to the sea," Sherman directed his engineers to demolish the city's railroad complex and what remained of its industrial plant. He cautioned them not to use fire until the day before the army was to set out on its march. Yet fires began the night of 11 November--deliberate arson committed against orders by Northern soldiers. Davis details the "burning" of Atlanta, and studies those accounts that attempt to estimate the extent of destruction in the city.
Author: Dick Lally Publisher: Crown ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 312
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No sports team in history has a following quite like that of the New York Yankees. With 38 pennants and 26 World Series victories, the Yankees are the most successful baseball team of all time -- and the first name in team sports. Featuring more than 100 authentic voices from Yankee history, Bombers retells their colorful stories, from the unparalleled abilities and appetites of Babe Ruth to the professional excellence that characterizes the current dynasty. Here also are accounts of all the Yankee legends -- including DiMaggio, Mantle, Marls, Martin, and Jackson -- as well as new information about today's stars. Yankee fans will love Bombers, but this is a book for all baseball fans. Bombers illuminates a unique part of baseball history the way it happened on the field, in the stands, and in the hearts of players and fans.
Author: Chris Donnelly Publisher: Triumph Books ISBN: 1623688345 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 181
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An examination of the unique parallels between New York City's evolution and that of the New York Yankees, How the Yankees Explain New York illustrates how the storied history of the Bronx Bombers mirrors that of the Big Apple itself. The oldest professional sports franchise in the city, the Yankees have played in front of sold out crowds in the Bronx for nearly a century, and this work explores the relationship between Wall Street high-rollers and the Yankees' record-setting payroll, describes the “city that never sleeps” through the nighttime antics of Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, revisits the healing effect of the Yankees' World Series run in the aftermath of 9/11, and much more. Entertaining and insightful, this book is sure to be popular amongst one of sports' most passionate fan bases.
Author: Lyle Spatz Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476667659 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 480
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The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied team. They first played at Hilltop Park, then moved to the Polo Grounds, then Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, back to the renovated Yankee Stadium, and now in the new Yankee Stadium. They also frequently opened the season in Boston's historic Fenway Park, fondly remembered Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Griffith Stadium in Washington, and all around the expanded leagues after 1961. This book details every opening-day celebration and game from 1903 to 2017, while noting how each was affected by war, the economy, political and social protest and population shifts. We see presidents and politicians, entertainers, celebrities, and fans, owners, managers, and most of all, the players.
Author: David Fischer Publisher: Triumph Books ISBN: 1623685060 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 204
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Featuring every relevant team record, statistic, and award winner from the New York Yankees' incredible past, this book includes a comprehensive collection of all-time leaders in every conceivable category, from hits to strikeouts. From the team's 27 World Series titles and Roger Maris's 61 home runs to Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak and eyewitness accounts of when Babe Ruth famously called his shot, this reference captures the legends and lore of the Yankees. More than a collection of statistics, this guide provides profiles of the men behind the records and explores the context in which they were set while featuring stories which, in many cases, are even more fascinating than the actual records. Historical game details and evocative photographs blend with compelling statistics and the great players responsible for them to capture the rich history of this storied and celebrated franchise.
Author: Paul E. Doutrich Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786461780 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 205
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The two pennant winners in 1926, the National League's Cardinals and the American League's Yankees, were a study in contrasts. The Yankees were heavily composed of first- and second-generation Americans and based in New York, the epicenter of baseball; the Cardinals, on the other hand, were mostly a collection of farm boys playing at the western fringe of the major leagues. But both teams arrived battle-tested, as St. Louis had fought a long, close race with Cincinnati and New York had survived a dramatic late-season run by Cleveland. Their classic World Series meeting went seven games and produced one of the legendary pitcher-batter confrontations of baseball history.
Author: Lyn Sherwood
Author: Lyn Sherwood
Author: Brad M. Epstein
Author: Phillip Hoose
Author: John Banks
Author: Stephen Davis
Author: Dick Lally
Author: Chris Donnelly
Author: Lyle Spatz
Author: David Fischer
Author: Paul E. Doutrich