Bush League Boys - The Postwar Legends of Baseball in the American Southwest

Informationen zum Autor Toby Smith is the author or coauthor of nine books, including Little Gray Men: Roswell and the Rise of a Popular Culture (UNM Press). He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Klappentext "In Bush League Boys sportswriter Toby Smith relies upon fascinating oral histories to recall the home runs, screen money, and dust storms that characterized the glory days of post-World War II baseball in the Southwest."--Ron Briley, author of The Baseball Film in Postwar America: A Critical Study, 1948-1962 Zusammenfassung This loving tribute to the defunct minor league teams of New Mexico and west Texas resurrects a forgotten period of baseball history. Through oral histories of players, umpires, fans, sportswriters, and team officials, Toby Smith brings to life the West Texas–New Mexico League, the Longhorn League, the Southwestern League, and the Sophomore League from 1946 to 1961.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Toby Smith
• Editore: University Of New Mexico Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.2014
• EAN: 9780826355218
• ISBN: 978-0-8263-5521-8
• Pagine: 224
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport di palla; Saggistica > Storia > Altro