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The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris
by Kurlansky, Mark
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1594487502
- ISBN 13
- 9781594487507
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Riverhead Books, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line. Hardcover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the front flap, "". . . a book about poverty and wealth, about tenacity and survival, about colonialism and capitalism, about the Dominican people and their brutal history, about the life of a small Caribbean town - and also a book about baseball. . . .""
Synopsis
"A fantastic social history" from the author of Salt and Cod ( USA Today ) In the Dominican Republic town of San Pedro de Macorís, baseball is often seen as the only way to a better life. For those who make it, the million-dollar paychecks from Major League Baseball mean that not only they, but their entire families as well, have been saved from grinding poverty. The successful few set an example that dazzles the neighbors they left behind. But for the majority, this dream is illusory. In The Eastern Stars, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky reveals the connection between two countries' love affair with a sport, and the remarkable journey of impoverished San Pedro and its baseball players-including Rico Carty, Albert Pujols, Robinson Canó, Sammy Sosa, and Alfonso Soriano-who have sought freedom from poverty through playing ball.
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000748
- Title
- The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris
- Author
- Kurlansky, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1594487502
- ISBN 13
- 9781594487507
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- Baseball, Baseball - Dominican Republic - San Pedro de Macoris - History, Baseball players - Dominican Republic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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