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Author Sullivan, Neil J., 1948-

Title The diamond in the Bronx : Yankee Stadium and the politics of New York / Neil J. Sullivan
Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource
Contents Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 OPENING DAY -- 2 TAMMANY BASEBALL -- 3 THE CROWD -- 4 THE RUPPERT ERA -- 5 SELLING THE STADIUM -- 6 THE RACE FACTOR -- 7 CBS AND THE STADIUM DEAL -- 8 THE CITY AND ITS STADIUM -- 9 THE STADIUM GAME IN NEW YORK -- 10 STADIUM WELFARE, POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- INDEX
Summary The author chronicles the entire history of a stadium that has been home to the greatest dynasty in sports history. He follows Yankee Stadium, from its inception in 1923 up to the present controversies surrounding the building of a new stadium
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009) -- History
Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 2009- )
SUBJECT Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009) fast
Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 2009- ) fast
Subject Baseball -- Political aspects -- New York (State) -- New York
Baseball -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
Baseball
Baseball -- Political aspects
New York (State) -- New York
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199851607
0199851603