| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-318) and index. |
| Summary |
"Dodger Stadium is an American icon. The oldest ballpark west of the Mississippi -- and the third oldest overall -- it is a shrine to baseball and an essential feature of the Los Angeles cityscape. Yet the story of how it was built has a dark side. To clear space for the stadium, the city tore down low-income, Hispanic-friendly housing, resulting in a dramatic confrontation between the County Sheriff and the one family-the Arechigas- who refused to yield their home.In Stealing Home, Eric Nusbaum -- a fluent Spanish-speaker, Dodgers fan, and lifelong Angeleno -- tells the stories of the people whose homes were destroyed, their conflict with the bureaucrats and money men of Los Angeles-notably Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, and a well-intentioned activist named Frank Wilkinson -- and shows how their lives were overrun by the wheel of history. Stealing Home is a vibrant work of baseball and urban history, a story about how our ideals can betray us, and the people who pay the price when they do"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) -- History -- 20th century.
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Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) -- History -- 20th century.
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Chávez Ravine (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Mexican Americans -- Housing -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) (OCoLC)fst00533388
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Mexican Americans -- Housing.
(OCoLC)fst01019115
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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California -- Los Angeles -- Chávez Ravine.
(OCoLC)fst01324987
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Nusbaum, Eric, Stealing home 1st. New York : PublicAffairs, 2020. 9781541742192 (DLC) 2019041743 |
| ISBN |
9781541742215 (hardcover) |
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1541742214 (hardcover) |
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9781541742192 (epub) |
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