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Ballpark
The Story of America's Baseball Fields
By Curlee, Lynn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68986-742-2
- Publisher
- Atheneum
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2005
Gr 3-5 In this succinct and thoughtful overview, Curlee traces developments in the game from the mid-1800s to the construction of landmark arenas. The early 1900s saw the building of intimate playing fields such as Boston's Fenway Park and Chicago's Wrigley Field. Yankee Stadium, "the House that Ruth built," opened in 1923 and immediately became one of the cou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2005
In a departure from his other works, which detail the creation of a single structure, here Curlee uses historical and present-day ballparks as place markers for memorable events in baseball. The first real game was played at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey; William Howard Taft inaugurated the custom of presidents t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
