Carl E. Prince is Professor of History at New York University, and a past chair of the department. A specialist in early American history, he has written several books and many essays on early American political culture. With this book he picks up professionally a subject in which he has had a life-long interest.
"[Prince] has rummaged through long-departed newspapers...and
tracked the usual volumes and them some, to explain the loyalty of
Brooklynites to the Dodgers."--The New York Times
"A book that should resonate deeply for those who were there."--USA
Today
"At long last, a scholar using the tools of modern history has
demythologized the Brooklyn Dodgers."--Sporting News
"This is a book Dodger fans...will find fascinating and revealing.
It is a story of the scars left behind on a borough by the
departure of its baseball team, and in light of the talk today
about the Yankees' possible departure from the Bronx, it offers
some clues to the impending fate of that borough."--New York
Newsday
"Likely to appeal to those who remember Jackie Robinson dancing off
first base or rounding the bases as among the most lyrical images
in the history of baseball."--The New York Times
"[Prince] offers new perspective on baseball's most treasured
nostalgic icon."--Sports Collector's Digest
"How the Dodgers affected both men and women, kids growing up and
Brooklyn's relation to the outlying boroughs is studied in a
scholarly but not stuffy manner."--USA Today Baseball Weekly
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