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Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008
The Bronx�s Yankee Stadium was designed to be the grandest, most impressive and intimidating sports arena ever. Over the years, the stadium�s mystique and grandeur have been exponentially enhanced by championship boxing matches, professional and college football, Negro League games, papal visits, and the New York Yankees baseball club�s iconic reputation as the gold standard of professional team sports. Yankee Stadium has also been a witness to the 20th-century development of the Bronx from a small suburb to a large urban borough, thus forging a special and complex relationship with its hometown.
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Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008
The Bronx�s Yankee Stadium was designed to be the grandest, most impressive and intimidating sports arena ever. Over the years, the stadium�s mystique and grandeur have been exponentially enhanced by championship boxing matches, professional and college football, Negro League games, papal visits, and the New York Yankees baseball club�s iconic reputation as the gold standard of professional team sports. Yankee Stadium has also been a witness to the 20th-century development of the Bronx from a small suburb to a large urban borough, thus forging a special and complex relationship with its hometown.
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Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008

Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008

Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008
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Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008

Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008

Overview

The Bronx�s Yankee Stadium was designed to be the grandest, most impressive and intimidating sports arena ever. Over the years, the stadium�s mystique and grandeur have been exponentially enhanced by championship boxing matches, professional and college football, Negro League games, papal visits, and the New York Yankees baseball club�s iconic reputation as the gold standard of professional team sports. Yankee Stadium has also been a witness to the 20th-century development of the Bronx from a small suburb to a large urban borough, thus forging a special and complex relationship with its hometown.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781439637654
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/20/2009
Series: Images of Baseball
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
File size: 47 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Gary Hermalyn is the executive director of the Bronx County Historical Society and author of numerous books and publications on New York City and the Bronx. Anthony C. Greene, the education director of the Bronx County Historical Society, is an author and educator.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Early Days 9

2 A Dynasty Is Born 25

3 The Tradition Continues 53

4 The Pin-striped Legacy 79

About the Bronx County Historical Society 127

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