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What is the World Series? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by David Grayson Kenyon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What is--?Publisher: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0448484064 (paperback)
  • 9780448484068 (paperback)
Subject(s):
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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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796.3576 H551 Checked out 07/05/2024 33111008190718
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.3576 H551 Available 33111008020162
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"Strike - you're out!" "He's safe!" "Homerun!" 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.

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

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.

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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