Description
Libro - Book
In English. A history of Cuban baseball and its players, from the amateur leagues of 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez.
Hard cover, dust cover in excellent condition. Look like it was just printed, corners lightly bent.
Autor: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarrfa
Editor: Oxford
Page: 464 de 6 X 9 inches.
Publication Date
2001-05-24
Reviews
"The study features an excellent bibliography plus detailed notes
for each chapter. The research is exhaustive, based on primary sources
and interviews that include numerous anecdotes, making this an engaging
read."--Library Journal, "From Martin Dihigo to Minnie Minoso, Cuban
baseball provided excitement for all. In The Pride of Havana, Roberto
Gonzalez Echevarria brings back the thrills and colorful stories that
made the Cuban League so memorable for players, owners, and fans."--Bobby
Bragan, former manager of Pirates, Indians,Braves, and Almendares
Scorpions, "The Pride of Havana is a massively detailed chronicle of the
history of baseball in Cuba, written with the passion of a fan of the
country and of the game. Gonzalez Echevarria makes a convincing case that America's national pastime is also Cuba's national pastime."--Marty
Linsky, Wilson Quarterly, Cuba's love affair with the American bat and
ball is given encyclopedic treatment in The Pride of Havana ... the
prose is as smooth and powerful as a good pitch delivery ... Best of all
is the backdrop of history - political, social and popular - against
which the baseball stars perform ... For students of old Cuba,
Echevarría's book hits a home run., "A chronicle and celebration of the
national pastime of Cuba, lovingly told by a professor of Hispanic
literature at Yale who has been a semipro catcher himself."--New York
Times Book Review, "Writing with the precision of the connoisseur and
the passion of the aficionado, Gonzalez Echevarria provides a masterful
account of Cuban 'beisbol' that is at the same time a profound meditation
on the island's national culture.In many ways this extraordinary book
marks the culmination of the author's distinguished career as the per-eminent writer-scholar of our generation. Adinger!"--Gustavo Perez
Firmat, Columbia University, author of The Cuban Condition: Translation
and Identity in Modern Cuban Literature, "Using a wide array of sources
including newspapers, interviews, and written memoirs, Mr. Gonzalez
Echevarria has reconstructed a remarkably rich and detailed narrative of
the history of baseball in Cuba, from its earliest versions, in the
mind-19th century, to its recent triumphs in international competitions
and travails as it witnesses many of its best players defect to the
United States in search of better pay and living conditions."--The
Washington Times, "The Pride of Havana is an absorbing history of Cuban
baseball and the impact so many Cuban players have had on the game in
the United States. It sparkles like El Duque in October."--Bob Costas,
NBC Sports "Writing with the precision of the connoisseur and the
passion of the aficionado, Gonzalez Echevarria provides a masterful
account of Cuban 'beisbol' that is at the same time a profound
meditation on the island's national culture. In many ways this
extraordinary book marks the culmination of the author's distinguished
career as the per-eminent writer-scholar of our generation. A
dinger!"--Gustavo Perez Firmat, Columbia University, author of The Cuban
Condition: Translation and Identity in Modern Cuban Literature "From
Martin Dihigo to Minnie Minoso, Cuban baseball provided excitement for
all. In The Pride of Havana, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria brings back the
thrills and colorful stories that made the Cuban League so memorable
for players, owners, and fans."--Bobby Bragan, former manager of
Pirates, Indians, Braves, and Almendares Scorpions "The study features
an excellent bibliography plus detailed notes for each chapter. The
research is exhaustive, based on primary sources and interviews that
include numerous anecdotes, making this an engaging read."--Library
Journal "The Pride of Havana is a massively detailed chronicle of the
history of baseball in Cuba, written with the passion of a fan of the
country and of the game. Gonzalez Echevarria makes a convincing case
that America's national pastime is also Cuba's national pastime."--Marty
Linsky, Wilson Quarterly