{"product_id":"9780547607399","title":"Fenway 1912: The Birth of a Ballpark, a Championship Season, and Fenway's Remarkable First Year","description":"Winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal from the Society for American Baseball  Research, for the best book of baseball history or biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An  irresistible look back on Fenway Park's first season, not just for Sox  fans . . . a great choice for anyone who enjoys a dip into baseball  history at its best.\"—\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven people who  aren’t fans of baseball know Fenway Park. More than just a ballpark, it  is a part of American culture, and has been for nearly one hundred  years. In \u003ci\u003eFenway 1912\u003c\/i\u003e, Glenn Stout tells the remarkable story  of Fenway’s first year, from the long winter when locals poured concrete  and built the park to the ragtag Red Sox team that embarked on a  journey to the World Series while the paint was still drying and the  grass still coming in. Stout tells the stories behind the park’s  notorious quirks like the Green Monster, and of the designers, builders,  managers, and players who made Fenway’s first year unforgettable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor  all that has been written in tribute to the great Fenway Park, no one  has ever really told the behind-the-scenes true story. Drawing on  extensive new research, the esteemed baseball historian Glenn Stout  delivers an extraordinary tale of innovation, desperation, and  perspiration—capturing Fenway as never before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFenway 1912\u003c\/i\u003e  reads like a novel, detailing the trials and tribulations of the quaint  ballpark and the team itself … Stout has made a great story out of  history.”—\u003ci\u003eBaseball America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stout's vivid writing and  extraordinary research make the journey worthwhile in so many ways . . .  you will likely feel as if you were in the creaky grandstand  yourself.\"—\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123828605168,"sku":"9780547607399","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547607399_p0.jpg?v=1763716329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547607399","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}