The Amazing Baseball Adventure
Ballpark Wonders from the Bushes to the Show
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2017
Summary
A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball’s wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractionsExploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey. Combining engaging storytelling with fun sidebars and beautiful color photos, author Josh Pahigian captures the essence of each ba…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493025077 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1493025074 |
| Author: | Josh Pahigian |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Imprint: | The Lyons Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 803g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 202mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
You’d be hard pressed to find any negative reviews about [Pahigian’s] horsehide travelogues… . [W]hat sets this latest one apart is really more of a nuanced look at things you may not have appreciated… . After a long, wet, dark winter that has occurred since we last saw a baseball game that meant something, this vicarious road trip helped us avoid a little more insanity. – InsideSoCal.com
About The Author
Josh Pahigian
Josh Pahigian is co-author of The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, and author of two editions of 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out, which was a finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best new baseball book. In addition to writing, Josh serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New England, and writing mentor in the Western Connecticut State University low-residency MFA program in Creative and Professional Writing.
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