Title:
Miracle ball : my hunt for the Shot heard 'round the world
Author:
Biegel, Brian.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, [2009]
©2009
Physical Description:
xv, 231 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:
The author describes his quest to solve the mystery of a legendary, long-missing, pennant-winning home run baseball, hit by Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson in a 1951 playoff series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Language:
English
Contents:
"The Holy Grail of Sports" -- Brooklyn boy -- The armoire -- Dad vs Lelands -- Esther -- "The whole world will know you" -- Searching for Eddie Logan -- CSI : Polo Grounds -- My fifteen minutes of fame -- Junk from the attic -- Dodger daze -- "The best baseball writer of his time" -- Eyewitness -- Private detectives -- The angel -- Fervor -- The three Helens -- Digging up the past -- It's not about the ball -- New Mexico -- Faith.
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Added Author:
ISBN:
9780307452689
Format :
Book
