Description |
1 online resource (448 pages) |
Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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Contents |
Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF APPENDICES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1 Baseball in Postwar American Society -- 2 The Briggs Era of Detroit Baseball -- 3 Transitions and Adaptation of the Detroit Baseball Club in the 1950s -- 4 Community Problems and a World Championship -- 5 The Players -- 6 The Era of Personalities, 1969-1977 -- 7 Free Agency and Big Money for Baseball, 1977-1983 -- 8 The Golden Age of Detroit Baseball -- 9 A Franchise in Decline -- 10 The Stadium as Symbol -- Epilogue: The 1994 Strike and Its Aftermath -- TABLES -- APPENDICES -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
Summary |
A vivid portrait of a team, a sport and its far-reaching influence. The Detroit Tigers are a curious reflection of America's post-war urban society and this book illustrates the inextricable links between this team and its hometown |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Detroit Tigers (Baseball team) -- History
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SUBJECT |
Detroit Tigers (Baseball team) fast |
Subject |
Baseball -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Essays & Writings.
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Baseball
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Michigan -- Detroit
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Harrigan, Patrick
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LC no. |
97147703 |
ISBN |
9781442681101 |
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1442681101 |
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1281997501 |
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9781281997500 |
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9786611997502 |
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6611997504 |
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