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Post subject: Any books on the Brooklyn Robins? Or pre-WWII Brooks?
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:54 pm
Joined: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:29 am Posts: 133 Location: Patchogue, Long Island, New York
It seems like most of the literature on the Brooks concerns the post World War II era. I was wondering if there are any books on the Robins of the teens, 20's, and 30's. Specifically the "Daffiness Boys". I know the Dodgers weren't very good in the 30's but I was always intrigued by earlier Dodgers teams. I have the 120 year history of the team, but that is largely a history book, and I was looking for a book filled with more 1st person stories, and ancedotes. Any one have any suggestions? Thanks!
Post subject: Re: Any books on the Brooklyn Robins? Or pre-WWII Brooks?
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:38 pm
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Joined: Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:30 pm Posts: 11255 Location: Brooklyn to New Jersey
theamazingmet wrote:
It seems like most of the literature on the Brooks concerns the post World War II era. I was wondering if there are any books on the Robins of the teens, 20's, and 30's. Specifically the "Daffiness Boys". I know the Dodgers weren't very good in the 30's but I was always intrigued by earlier Dodgers teams. I have the 120 year history of the team, but that is largely a history book, and I was looking for a book filled with more 1st person stories, and ancedotes. Any one have any suggestions? Thanks!
My suggestion would be "Seasons Past" by Damon Rice. This book is way underrated as a Dodger history.
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Post subject: Re: Any books on the Brooklyn Robins? Or pre-WWII Brooks?
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:25 pm
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Joined: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:45 pm Posts: 10642
Seasons past is a novel, an historical novel, but a novel just the same. A suggestion would be a membership in SABRm which gives you access to all the issues of The Sporting News. Many great pre WWII stories there.
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