Fenway 1912 : the birth of a ballpark, a championship season, and Fenway's remarkable first year
By - Stout, Glenn, 1958-
Floor
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Floor 3
Published
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2011
ISBN 13 - 9780547844572
Book Status
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1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject
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Boston Red Sox (Baseball team
Shelf No
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1
Call Number
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796.3576 STO
Physical Description
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xxii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
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Includes Bibliography and Index
For all that has been written in tribute to the great Fenway Park, no one has ever really told the behind-thescenes true story of its birth, construction, and tumultuous yet glorious first season - 1912. While the paint was still drying and the infield still turning green, the Red Sox embarked on an unlikely season that would culminate in a World Series battle against John McGraw's mighty Giants that stands as one of the greatest ever played. Fenway Park made all the difference, helping to turn an average team into the greatest in Red Sox history