| Dodgertown Contributor(s): Langill, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738529354 ISBN-13: 9780738529356 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: The fields at Dodgertown are hallowed ground for future Hall of Famers and heaven for fans wanting to meet today's baseball greats and tomorrow's rising stars. The location is Vero Beach, Florida, the spring training home of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers since 1948. The Dodgers first set up camp at the invitation of a local businessman, Bud Holman, after the city needed a tenant to occupy a former World War II naval air station. The camp is the most unique baseball training facility in the country, a destination for international baseball visitors, and it shares a special relationship with the community of Vero Beach. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2004108889 |
| Series: Images of Baseball |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.63 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fields at Dodgertown are hallowed ground for future Hall of Famers and heaven for fans wanting to meet today s baseball greats and tomorrow s rising stars. The location is Vero Beach, Florida, the spring training home of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers since 1948. The Dodgers first set up camp at the invitation of a local businessman, Bud Holman, after the city needed a tenant to occupy a former World War II naval air station. The camp is the most unique baseball training facility in the country, a destination for international baseball visitors, and it shares a special relationship with the community of Vero Beach." |
Contributor Bio(s): Langill, Mark: - Author Mark Langill is publications editor and team historian for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has written two other successful Images of Sports volumes: Dodger Stadium and Los Angeles Dodgers. He covered the Dodgers as a beat reporter for the Pasadena Star-News from 1989 to 1993. |