{"product_id":"americas-ballparks","title":"America's Ballparks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this richly illustrated volume, experience the visual panorama of America's great ballparks—with photos, vintage postcards, illustrations, and team mementos, all displayed in a lively scrapbook style. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing stirs the soul of a baseball fan like the crack of a bat against a ball... or the sight of a fielder leaping high into the air to snatch that ball out of play. What would these fans be without their favorite sport, and what would baseball be without those high-tiered, impossibly beautiful temples to the sport called ballparks? North Americans have treasured some wonderful venues from bygone eras, but sadly lost so many as well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin the pages of this book readers can revel in the new builds—the retro-modern fields inspired by Baltimore’s Camden Yards, while looking fondly back at the older, more traditional ballparks often referred to as Jewel Boxes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn America’s Ballparks all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums are covered in detail, along with a brief history of their teams and background on any previous ballparks in which they played. Special features throughout the book include: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design evolution and anatomy of ballparks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe home fields of the Negro Leagues \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe top venues of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA section that examines the long partnership between baseball and corporate branding • Each ballpark entry provides cumulative team stats, as well as lists of stadium firsts and club achievements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e304 pp | 756 color images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Happy DSM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48316784672982,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/5939\/0530\/files\/America_sBallparks.webp?v=1780430883","url":"https:\/\/happydsm.com\/products\/americas-ballparks","provider":"Happy DSM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}