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What is the World Series?
Audience Tweens 9-13 years
Published [2015] by Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, New York, New York
ISBN 9780448484068
Bib Id 1899062
Copyright 2015
Description 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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ISBN
9780448484068 paperback $6.00
0448484064 (paperback)
9780606367608 hardcover $16.00
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796.35 H
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What is the World Series?
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[2015] by Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, New York, New York :
Copyright Date
©2015
Description
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Contents
What is the World Series? -- In the beginning -- 1900s: The World Series takes off -- 1910s: Scandal -- 1920s: New York at bat -- 1930s: Dynasty -- 1940s: Color, curses, and Dem Bums -- 1950s: The "Subway Series" -- 1960s: Maz, and a miracle -- 1970s: Still cursed -- 1980s: An error and an earthquake -- 1990s: Worst to first -- 2000s: Standing together -- Timelines.
Summary
Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life.
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