| A Brief Guide to America's Ballparks: From AT&T Park to Yankee Stadium Contributor(s): Smith, Kaelyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1241726744 ISBN-13: 9781241726744 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $29.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.36 lbs) 346 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. As "America's Pastime," baseball plays an important role in our culture; ballparks then, are of great importance. This book explores and introduces the thirty current stadiums and parks in use in Major League Baseball. Parks are presented according to architectural style: original parks, modern and retro-modern, retro-classic, indoor/retractable roof and multi-purpose. Distinctive elements of each park are discussed along with construction history, style and aesthetic, the park's role in baseball today and much more. For any avid baseball fan who has seen these parks countless times on television or in person, this book allows you an insight into the realities and idiosyncrasies of the parks that can't be gained from simply seeing them on television. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |