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Bridgeport Baseball Hardcover – July 16, 2003

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Bridgeport, Connecticut, owns a rich and diverse baseball history. People from varied backgrounds stepped up to the plate in Bridgeport's early years-sons of Irish immigrants, laborers and merchants, Asian and Latino players, and some of the first African Americans to play professional ball. Local baseball truly blossomed with "Orator" Jim O'Rourke, who returned from the big leagues and organized the Connecticut State Baseball League in 1895. Numerous Bridgeport teams evolved, including the Victors, Mechanics, Bolts, Americans, and Bears. Bridgeport Baseball traces the game from the post-Civil War era to today. Baseball beneath the roaring smokestacks of industrial Bridgeport included visits by barnstorming Major League and Negro League teams, future Hall of Famers, and a train wreck that almost killed the St. Louis Cardinals. The smokestacks are silent now, yet the legacy of Bridgeport baseball continues to evolve with the city's first professional club in nearly half a century-the Bridgeport Bluefish. The team, owners, staff, fans, and stadium have all contributed to restoring the living history that is Bridgeport Baseball.
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    130 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
  4. Publication date
    July 16, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    6.69 x 0.38 x 9.61 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1531607985
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1531607982
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Publishing Library Editions (July 16, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1531607985
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1531607982
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 0.38 x 9.61 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Michael J. Bielawa

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Historian Michael J. Bielawa has authored several regional histories and his essays have addressed such diverse topics as the mysterious creature of Lake Champlain, Bridgeport Connecticut’s crying stone statue, and the bizarre disappearance of a Hartford [CT] minor league baseball manager, as well as baseball symbolism in James Joyce’s, Ulysses. Mike has lectured on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts in Baton Rouge [LA] and he is a moderator for the Connecticut Humanities Council's Literature for a Lifetime discussion series.

Since the mid-1970s Michael has conducted research, interviews and journeyed extensively throughout the northeast in search of the unexplained. His latest book Wicked Bridgeport is the result of these passionate quests. During Bielawa’s travels he has uncovered secret rooms, interviewed a Massachusetts witch, searched for mythical creatures and pirate treasure, inspected haunted houses and toured New England ghost towns. He has served as a guest curator to the Barnum Museum and as a special consultant to the Fairfield Museum and History Center. Most recently Mike lectured at the Fairfield Museum on Katharine Hepburn focusing on the four-time Academy Award winning actress’s summers spent in Stratford [CT] while performing at the American Shakespeare Theatre.

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Kit E. Kaolian
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding look at Baseball History.
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2003
This book is really cool, an interesting and informative look at Baseball. I am a Bridgeport fan too, and this book is a fine addition to the "Images of America" / "Images of Baseball" series. It is filled with great historical pictures and stores and I can't imagine anyone being disappointed by this book.
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