Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them
- ISBN-10
- 1442261579
- ISBN-13
- 9781442261570
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-07-08
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Jonathan Weeks
Description
Spanning three centuries of the game, this book examines twenty-two of baseball’s most iconic teams. Each chapter not only chronicles the club’s era of supremacy, but also provides an in-depth look at the players who helped make their teams great.
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