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Home Team: The Turbulent History of the San Francisco Giants
Robert F. Garratt
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Description for Home Team: The Turbulent History of the San Francisco Giants
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 photographs, 2 graphs, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WQH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
In 1957 Horace Stoneham took his Giants of New York baseball team and headed west, starting a gold rush with bats and balls rather than pans and mines. But San Francisco already had a team, the Seals of the Pacific Coast League, and West Coast fans had to learn to embrace the newcomers.
Starting with the franchise’s earliest days and following the team up to recent World Series glory, Home Team chronicles the story of the Giants and their often topsy-turvy relationship with the city of San Francisco. Robert F. Garratt shines light on those who worked behind ... Read more
In 1957 Horace Stoneham took his Giants of New York baseball team and headed west, starting a gold rush with bats and balls rather than pans and mines. But San Francisco already had a team, the Seals of the Pacific Coast League, and West Coast fans had to learn to embrace the newcomers.
Starting with the franchise’s earliest days and following the team up to recent World Series glory, Home Team chronicles the story of the Giants and their often topsy-turvy relationship with the city of San Francisco. Robert F. Garratt shines light on those who worked behind ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803286832
SKU
V9780803286832
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About Robert F. Garratt
Robert F. Garratt is emeritus professor of English and humanities at the University of Puget Sound. He has published books and articles on modern Irish literature. His baseball articles have appeared in NINE and the SABR BioProject.
Reviews for Home Team: The Turbulent History of the San Francisco Giants
"A great read and great baseball history."—Allen Barra, San Francisco Chronicle "A significant, authoritative history of the Giants. Baseball fans should read it. Libraries should acquire it."—G. Louis Heath, Aethlon “A good reason to read Home Team is the chance to get to know Horace Stoneham the way I did. He was a good friend, a hard worker, and a ... Read more