Princeton University Press Publishes 'City of Dreams'
June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 17 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description:
City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles, by Jerald Podair
When Walter O'Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a new ballpark next to downtown, he ignited a bitter argument over the future of a rapidly changing city.
For the first time, City of Dreams tells the full story of the controversia . . .
City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles, by Jerald Podair
When Walter O'Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a new ballpark next to downtown, he ignited a bitter argument over the future of a rapidly changing city.
For the first time, City of Dreams tells the full story of the controversia . . .