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

Wisnia, Saul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312642741 ISBN 13: 9780312642747

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2011

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 this title

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.

Review:

"This beautifully illustrated 176-page coffee-table style book captures the feel and spirit of Fenway Park ... the book includes over 200 images, including many from the archives of the Boston Public Library - as well as rarely seen artifices and memorabilia from the decades of events held in Fenway." - Boston Sports Media Watch

"Not simply a love letter to the old ball yard. Wisnia naturally revels in all the good times and feelings so many Bostonians have experienced within its confines ... but balances his perspective by noting some of the more challenging times the facility and the team have experienced." - The Hardball Times

"An in-depth, stunning and engaging look at 'America's Most Beloved Ballpark' ... captures the very essence of Fenway Park and Boston baseball by looking back at Fenway's construction, Red Sox legends, taking a trip inside the famous Green Monster and sharing the passion that is so evident in Sox fans everywhere." - NESN.com

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0312642741
• ISBN 13: 9780312642747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176