Screen LibraryWhat is the World Series? /
Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest ser...
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Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life. |
| Carrier Form: | 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
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9780448484068 0448484064 9781480675506 1480675504 9781484457122 1484457129 9780606367608 0606367608 |
| Index Number: | GV878 |
| CLC: | G848.197.12 |
| Call Number: | G848.197.12/H551 |
| Contents: | What is the World Series? -- In the beginning -- 1900s: The World Series takes off -- 1910s: Scandal -- 1920s: New York at bat -- 1930s: Dynasty -- 1940s: Color, curses, and Dem Bums -- 1950s: The "Subway Series" -- 1960s: Maz, and a miracle -- 1970s: Still cursed -- 1980s: An error and an earthquake -- 1990s: Worst to first -- 2000s: Standing together -- Timelines. |