The pride of Havana : a history of Cuban baseball / Roberto González Echevarría.
The pride of Havana : a history of Cuban baseball / Roberto González Echevarría.
The pride of Havana : a history of Cuban baseball / Roberto González Echevarría.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N796.3570972/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 464 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. First Pitch -- 2. The Last Game -- 3. From a House Divided to a Full House -- 4. A Cuban Belle Epoque -- 5. The Golden Age -- 6. The Great Amateur Era -- 7. The Revival of the Cuban League -- 8. The Age of Gold -- 9. Baseball and Revolution.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
From the first amateur teams of the 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, here is the history of baseball in Cuba. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria expertly traces the arc of the game, intertwining its heroes and their stories with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people. What emerges is more than a stor...
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The pride of Havana : a history of Cuban baseball / Roberto González Echevarría.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-440) and index.
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N796.3570972/1
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74VvM4EXZBbg
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ISBN
0195069919 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195069914 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
796.357097291
MMS ID
991007297239702626
