The last innocents : the collision of the turbulent sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers
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New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
796.357 LEAHY
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796.357 LEAHY
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Published
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
Format
Book
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xviii, 473 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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It's rare for a team to encapsulate an era as indelibly as the Los Angeles Dodgers did the 1960s. White, black, Jewish, Christian, wealthy, working class, conservative, liberal--the Dodgers embodied the disparate cultural forces at play in an America riven by race and war. In this book, journalist Michael Leahy tells the story of this mesmerizing time and extraordinary team through seven players--Maury Wills, Sandy Koufax, Wes Parker, Jeff Torborg, Tommy Davis, Dick Tracewski, and Lou Johnson--taking readers through the high drama of their World Series appearances, pivotal triumphs, and individual setbacks while the Dodgers reigned and baseball was king. It is a story about what it was like to be a major leaguer when the country was turned upside down by the tumult of the civil rights movement, a series of wrenching political assassinations, and the shock waves of the Vietnam War. Outside the public eye, these seven Dodgers--friends, mentors, and confidants--struggled to understand their place in society and in a sport controlled by owners whose wishes were fiat. Even as they starred in games watched by millions, they coped with anxieties and indignities their fans knew nothing about--some of their wounds deeply personal, others more common to the times, though no less painful. In their dissatisfaction, they helped plant the seeds of a rebellion that would change their sport. This is a unique portrait of a watershed era in baseball and in America. --Adapted from dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Leahy, M. (2016). The last innocents: the collision of the turbulent sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leahy, Michael, 1953-. 2016. The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leahy, Michael, 1953-. The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leahy, Michael. The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
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