Fenway Park:The Centennial: 100 Years of Red Sox Baseball

Wisnia, Saul

ISBN 10: 0312642741 / ISBN 13: 9780312642747

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 2011

About this Item

Written by former sports and news correspondent for the New York Post, Feature writer for the Boston Herald, and now a senior publications edition for Boston s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Saul Wisnia. A visually stunning and thoroughly engaging celebration of this great monument in it's 100 year history. Packed with original essays, commentary, photos and still sealed DVD. In fine condition inscribed by Wisnia. Seller Inventory # 277180

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fenway Park:The Centennial: 100 Years of Red...

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As new

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Inscribed by author

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

Honoring the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, this is a nostalgic and reverent look at America's # 1 baseball shrine--the national treasure that has been home to more than 600 straight sellouts and some of baseball's greatest games and players over the last century

Relive 100 years of memories in Fenway Park with this monumental book-with an original DVD documentary hosted by Carlton Fisk.

With supreme photography, a wealth of memorabilia, and original commentary by three generations of Boston Red Sox players and fans, this book celebrates the stadium in style. It also includes treasures from the Sports Museum of New England—rarely seen photographs and artifacts—that enhance the nostalgic experience.

FENWAY PARK: THE CENTENNIAL is a visually stunning and thoroughly engaging celebration of this great monument and its 100 year history.

Packed with original essays, commentary and history, this landmark book includes sections on:
· The inception, construction, and early years of Fenway Park
· Detailed looks at Red Sox legends from Babe Ruth and Ted Williams to Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz
· The greatest moments of the Green Monster, Fenway's most famous feature
· A trip inside the Monster's manually operated scoreboard
· Fenway fans and their love affair with the legendary stadium through the years
· Unforgettable seasons, including the Impossible Dream team and the 2004 World Series champs

About the Author:

SAUL WISNIA is a former sports and news correspondent for The Washington Post and feature writer for The Boston Herald who is now a senior publications editor at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He has authored, co-authored or otherwise contributed to numerous books on Boston baseball history, and his essays and articles have also appeared in Sports Illustrated, Red Sox Magazine, and The Boston Globe. He lives 6.78 miles from Fenway Park in Newton, MA.