Mover and shaker : Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and baseball's westward expansion

Summary: One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O'Malley (1903-79) is best remembered-and still reviled by many-for moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Yet much of the O'Malley story leading up to the Dodgers' move is unknown or created from myth, and there is substantially more to the man. When he entered the public eye, the self-constructed family background and early life he presented was gilded. Later his personal story was distorted by some New York sportswriters, who hated him for moving the Dodgers. </D.

Record details

ISBN: 0803255063
ISBN: 9780803255067
ISBN: 0803255055
ISBN: 9780803255050
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	16. Peter17. Marvin Miller and Andy Messersmith; 18. Bottom of the Ninth; 19. Postgame; Source Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.