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June 25, 2009

After Many A Summer: The Passing of the Giants and the Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball by Robert E. Murphy

After Many A Summer: The Passing of the Giants and the Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball by Robert E. Murphy is a detailed, well-researched account of the events that led to the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers abandonment of New York for the West Coast. The book doesn't look to demonize anybody, and takes an even-handed and complex look at people like Walter O'Malley, Horace Stoneham, Robert Moses and others who participated in the maelstrom that tore National League baseball away from Brooklyn and Manhattan.

For fans of baseball and for fans of New York City history, After Many a Summer is a fascinating read.

Posted by In Repair at June 25, 2009 09:04 PM

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