

1962
Baseball and America in the Time of JFK
Author: David Krell
Narrator: Chloe Cannon
Unabridged: 11 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 11/09/2021
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation, Baseball, History, Us History, Modern History
Synopsis
Baseball was expanding with the Houston Colt .45s and the New York Mets, who tried to fill the National League void in New York. Despite their record, the '62 Mets revived National League baseball in a city thirsty for an alternative to the Yankees.
Earlier that year in Los Angeles, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley launched Dodger Stadium, a state-of-the-art ballpark in Chavez Ravine and a new icon for the city.
Beyond baseball, 1962 was also a momentous year in American history: Mary Early became the first Black graduate of the University of Georgia, First Lady Jackie Kennedy revealed the secrets of the White House in a television special, John Glenn became the first astronaut to orbit Earth, and JFK stared down Russia during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Weaving the 1962 baseball season within the social fabric of this era, David Krell delivers a fascinating book as epochal as its subject.