Ballpark the story of America's baseball fields

In Ballpark, Sibert Honor Award winner Lynn Curlee explores both the histories and the cultural significances of America's most famous ballparks. Grand in scope and illustrations, and filled with nifty anecdotes about these "green cathedrals," Ballpark also explores the changing social climate that...

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Main Author: Curlee, Lynn
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2005.
Edition:1st ed.
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