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The Fenway effect : a cultural history of the Boston Red Sox
Author
Title
The Fenway effect : a cultural history of the Boston Red Sox / David Krell.
ISBN
9781496232335
149623233X
9781496239655
9781496239662
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]
Physical Description
xvi, 250 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
""The Fenway Effect" chronicles Boston Red Sox history and influence on business, culture, and the national pastime with engaging stories and anecdotes about the team's rich history beyond the field"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Krell, David, 1967- Fenway effect Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 03, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part 1. Boston strong
April 15, 2013
Never give up! the incredible story of the Jimmy Fund
A chance to excel: Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, and Ted Williams's Hall of Fame speech
Part 2. history and tradition
Songs of the Sox
Hi neighbor! Curt Gowdy, Narragansett beer, and the Red Sox
Where Red Sox history began: the first game at Huntington Avenue Grounds
Part 3. Hollywood and the Red Sox
Reel Red Sox
The ballad of Sam "Mayday" Malone
A little roller up along first: game six, curb your enthusiasm, and the dignity of Bill Buckner
Part 4. heartbreaks and happiness
Hope for tomorrow: American optimism, cultural revolutions, and game six of the World Series
Out of sight, baby: The sixties and the Sox
Worthy rivals: The Red Sox and the Yankees
Part 5. Icons
A man called Yastrzemski
Tom Seaver, 1986, and the culture of nostalgia
Location, location, location: the tales and travails of the Citgo sign
Of sluggers and statues
Part 6. voices of the fans
Go Sox! The fans speak out.
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