Spirit of ''67 - The Cardiac Kids, El Birdos, World Series That Captivated America

On the 50th anniversary of the historic 1967 World Series acclaimed author Thomas J. Whalen shows how the Red Sox and Cardinals waged an epic battle for baseball supremacy that captured the imagination of weary Americans looking for escape from the urban riots, racial turmoil, and antiwar protests that were roiling 1960s society.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: 1967
Chapter 2: Dizzy, El Cheapo, and Stan the Man
Chapter 3: From Dynasty to Country Club
Chapter 4: Pursuing a Dream
Chapter 5: El Birdos Soar
Chapter 6: Coming Through
Chapter 7: The Series Begins
Chapter 8: Lonborg and Champagne
Chapter 9: Twilight Years

Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Thomas J. Whalen is an associate professor of social science at Boston University. Whalen's social/political commentary has appeared in the New York Times, ABCNews.com, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and the AP. He has also appeared on several national broadcast outlets including CNN, NPR and Reuters TV.

Summary

On the 50th anniversary of the historic 1967 World Series acclaimed author Thomas J. Whalen shows how the Red Sox and Cardinals waged an epic battle for baseball supremacy that captured the imagination of weary Americans looking for escape from the urban riots, racial turmoil, and antiwar protests that were roiling 1960s society.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Whalen, Thomas J Whalen, Thomas J. Whalen, Whalen Thomas J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781442233164
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3316-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Baseball, HISTORY / Social History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, c 1960 to c 1970, History of the Americas, baseball;bob gibson;boston;Cardinals;Red Sox;world series