Appel Marty
Appel Marty - Pinstripe Empire The New York Yankees From Before The Babe To After The Boss - Paperback
Appel Marty - Pinstripe Empire The New York Yankees From Before The Babe To After The Boss - Paperback
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Description: An exciting history of the world's greatest baseball team from a former Yankees Public Relations Officer." A riveting and comprehensive history of the Yankees" New York Times Is there a sports team more synonymous with winning than the New York Yankees? The team of Ruth Gehrig Di Maggio Berra Ford Mantle Jackson Mattingly? Of Torre Jeter and Rivera? Of forty American League pennants twenty - seven World Championships and nearly forty Hall of Famers? Like so many great American institutions the Yankees began humbly on the muddy uneven grass of Hilltop Park. Eighteen years later the little second - class franchise won its first pennant. Today the Yankees are worth more than a billion dollars. It's been nearly seventy years since Frank Graham wrote the last narrative history of the Yankees. Marty Appel the Yankees PR director during the 1970s now illuminates the team in its hundred - plus years of glory: clever maneuvering owners; rowdy talented players; great stories behind the great stories. Appel heard tales from old - timers like Waite Hoyt Bill Dickey Yogi Berra Phil Rizzuto and Whitey Ford and has remained close to the organization ever since. He gives life to the team's history from the demise of Hilltop Park in the 1900s to the evolution of today's team as an international brand. With a wealth of photographs this is a treasure trove for lovers of sports the Yankees New York history and America's game.
Title: Pinstripe Empire The New York Yankees From Before The Babe To After The Boss
Author(s): Appel Marty
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Usa
Barcode: 9781620406816
Pages: 656 Pages, 2 X 16 Page Color Inserts
Publication Date: 5/6/2014
Category: Baseball
Description: An exciting history of the world's greatest baseball team from a former Yankees Public Relations Officer." A riveting and comprehensive history of the Yankees" New York Times Is there a sports team more synonymous with winning than the New York Yankees? The team of Ruth Gehrig Di Maggio Berra Ford Mantle Jackson Mattingly? Of Torre Jeter and Rivera? Of forty American League pennants twenty - seven World Championships and nearly forty Hall of Famers? Like so many great American institutions the Yankees began humbly on the muddy uneven grass of Hilltop Park. Eighteen years later the little second - class franchise won its first pennant. Today the Yankees are worth more than a billion dollars. It's been nearly seventy years since Frank Graham wrote the last narrative history of the Yankees. Marty Appel the Yankees PR director during the 1970s now illuminates the team in its hundred - plus years of glory: clever maneuvering owners; rowdy talented players; great stories behind the great stories. Appel heard tales from old - timers like Waite Hoyt Bill Dickey Yogi Berra Phil Rizzuto and Whitey Ford and has remained close to the organization ever since. He gives life to the team's history from the demise of Hilltop Park in the 1900s to the evolution of today's team as an international brand. With a wealth of photographs this is a treasure trove for lovers of sports the Yankees New York history and America's game.
Title: Pinstripe Empire The New York Yankees From Before The Babe To After The Boss
Author(s): Appel Marty
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Usa
Barcode: 9781620406816
Pages: 656 Pages, 2 X 16 Page Color Inserts
Publication Date: 5/6/2014
Category: Baseball
