1962 : baseball and America in the time of JFK / / David Krell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910807790003321
• Autore: Krell David <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 1-4962-2658-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 335 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 796.3570973
• Soggetti: Baseball - United States - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. "To Walk with the Serpent" (January) -- 2. "Go, Baby, Go!" (February) -- 3. Shooting 'Em Down (March) -- 4. Chavez Ravine (April) -- 5. Aurora 7, Where Are You? (May) -- 6. Meeting the Mets (June) -- 7. The Best Second-Place Team in Baseball (July) -- 8. Miss Sherri, Mary, and Marilyn (August) -- 9. Pinstripes (September) -- 10. "Well, Hang on Tight" (October) -- 11. Somewhere, Erasmus Is Smiling (November) -- 12. Hollywood Is for Heroes (December) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: An engaging history of the 1962 baseball season and a tumultuous American year..