Forever Blue The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner,and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles

by D'Antonio, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781594488566
• ISBN10: 1594488568
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-19
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

Summary

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer D'Antonio presents a richly detailed and engrossing portrait of Walter O'Malley--the enigmatic Dodgers' owner who changed Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and baseball forever.

Author Biography

Michael D-'Antonio is the author of many acclaimed books, including Atomic Harvest, Tin Cup Dreams, Mosquito, The State Boys Rebellion, and Hershey. His work has appeared in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Discover, and other publications. Among his awards is the Pulitzer Prize, which he shared with a team of reporters for Newsday.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Two O'Malleys	p. 5
A Man About New York	p. 21
The Dodger Business	p. 47
Rickey, O'Malley, and Smith	p. 67
O'Malley's Dodgers	p. 95
O'Malley Rules	p. 127
California Calls	p. 153
Wow! Wow! Wow!	p. 181
Last-Ditch Stand	p. 209
O'Malley's Choice	p. 227
The Battle of Chavez Ravine	p. 255
EL Dorado	p. 285
Postscript	p. 317
Acknowledgments	p. 323
Selected Sources	p. 325
Index	p. 345
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