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Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, this memoir recreates the postwar era, when owning a single-family home meant the realization of a dream ... More

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From the sandlots of Compton, California, to the most exciting team professional baseball ever fielded, Duke Snider's 18 years in the major leagues ... More

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Interviews, contemporary newspaper articles and memoirs of the participants are used to describe the intense rivalry.

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A glorious and nostalgia-packed re-creation of the most exciting and dramatic pennant race in baseball history, between the New York Giants and the ... More

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No baseball summer is as memorable for me as that July when the Dodgers began a winning streak in a suddenly torrid, topsy-turvy National League ... More

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History has remembered Carl Furillo as an opponent of Jackie Robinson becoming a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, despite that being untrue. This ... More

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Kahn recreates the magic of Dodger baseball as played in Ebbets Field during the brief dream when Brooklyn was the center of the universe. Along the ... More

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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer D'Antonio presents a richly detailed and engrossing portrait of Walter O'Malley--the enigmatic Dodgers' owner who ... More

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The era 1947-1957--when the Yankees, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers ruled the world. Kahn's most important book since The Boys of Summer, The ... More

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Over his long career covering the Brooklyn Dodgers Harold Parrott witnessed the moguls of baseball's Golden Era firsthand and shares many ... More

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In his inimitable anecdotal style, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Breslin provides a lively portrait of Branch Rickey, the ... More

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax may have had the best consecutive years of any pitcher ever from 1961 through 1966, winning 149 games while losing just ... More

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This work covers one of the most controversial pennant races in baseball history. The Brooklyn Dodgers were leading the pennant race by 13 games in ... More

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The tale of Jackie Robinson does not begin and end with baseball. It includes family, friends, and--after his retirement--the business world and the ... More

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A former Dodger teammate and friend of Jackie Robinson shares his memories of Robinson's crusade in this loving social memoir. Filled with personal ... More

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The tale of Jackie Robinson does not begin and end with baseball. It includes family, friends, and--after his retirement--the business world and the ... More

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When the lights came on again after World War II, they illuminated a nation ready for heroes and a city--New York--eager for entertainment. Baseball ... More

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By all accounts, the perfect game pitched by New York Yankeesright-hander Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series qualifies as atrue miracle. No one ... More

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Since 1901, the Dodgers have drawn more fans than any other baseball franchise in history. Players such as Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Don ... More

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In all of sports history, there has rarely been a bond like the one that linked the Brooklyn Dodgers with their fans. "Bums No More!" is a brilliant ... More

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