| Baseball in Atlanta Contributor(s): Crater, Paul (Author), Vanwieren, Pete (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0738543802 ISBN-13: 9780738543802 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Baseball has left a rich legacy on the city of Atlanta, as generations of people have enjoyed the sport as spectators and players in both amateur and professional leagues. In addition to being a source of enjoyment and regional pride, Atlantas baseball teams have had a huge economic and cultural impact, and their stadiums have altered the face of the city. Baseball in Atlanta explores the sport through 200 rare and vivid photographs from the collections of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Travel | Special Interest - Sports |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2006932782 |
| Series: Images of Baseball |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.55" W x 9.25" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baseball has left a rich legacy on the city of Atlanta, as generations of people have enjoyed the sport as spectators and players in both amateur and professional leagues. In addition to being a source of enjoyment and regional pride, Atlanta s baseball teams have had a huge economic and cultural impact, and their stadiums have altered the face of the city. Baseball in Atlanta explores the sport through 200 rare and vivid photographs from the collections of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center." |
Contributor Bio(s): Crater, Paul: - Paul Crater is senior archivist at the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and of Georgia State University, where he received a master s degree in history. He is also the author of Arcadia Publishing s World War II in Atlanta. |