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Pride of Havana
A History of Cuban Baseball

English · Paperback / Softback

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Zusatztext The Pride of Havana is an absorbing history of Cuban baseball and the impact so many Cuban players have had on the game in the United States. It sparkles like El Duque in October. Informationen zum Autor Born and raised in Cuba, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria is Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature at Yale University, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1970. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories and Myth and Archive: A Theory of Latin American Narrative, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Book Review. A former semi-procatcher, he plays for the Madison Ravens of the Connecticut Senior Baseball League. Klappentext From the first amateur clubs of the 1860s to today's dominant professional players and national teams under Castro, "The Pride of Havana" is the definitive history of baseball in Cuba. 73 halftones. 2 maps. Zusammenfassung An epic history of baseball in Cuba, where baseball is the national sport and-even more than in the United States-a national passion. The Pride of Havana offers a rich account of the sport's unique place in Cuban culture and history, as well as its moments of glory on the field.

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