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Praise for Michael Shapiro's "The Last Good Season."
"..
this is one terrific read...With
equal parts sport, history, politics and sociology,Shapiro's book is reminiscent
of the works of Caro, Halberstam and Kahn, a work that belongs right next
to The Boys of Summer in every sports fan's library."
--Starred review from Publisher's Weekly (read full
review)
"I read Michael Shapiro’s
The Last Good Season in one long fascinated sitting. He certainly
did his homework, and I can honestly say that this book will satisfy those
skeptical about the motives behind the Dodgers’s move west. Furthermore,
his account of the 1956 season reads like a novel, with a new twist or
turn in every chapter."
-Buzzie Bavasi, former general manager of the Dodgers
“Michael Shapiro tells us the parallel tales of the Dodgers’
battle with the Braves for one last pennant and Walter O’Malley’s
fight with Robert Moses for a new stadium in Brooklyn. In so doing, he
proves once again that the Dodgers in the 1950s were just as compelling
off the field as on. It’s a fascinating story well told by a real
fan.”
-Ron Rapoport, Sports Columnist Chicago Sun-Times and sports
commentator for NPR’s “Weekend Edition”
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