Fenway: A Biography in Words and Pictures

by Dan Shaughnessy, Stan Grossfeld (Photographer)

Best-selling author Dan Shaughnessy and Pulitzer Prize--winning photographer Stan Grossfeld teamed up to create this pictorial tribute to Fenway -- the last of the grand old ballparks. With its ominous Green Monster, the lone red seat that marks Ted Williams's record-setting longest home run, the hand-operated scoreboard, and the fishbowl-style luxury "600 Club," Fenway Park has inspired more lavish praise and outrageous comparison than any American sports arena in history. And it has broken more hearts. Said David Halberstam, "You go to Fenway and you think, 'Something wonderful's going to happen today.' " Beautifully illustrated and including reflections from an illustrious list of fans, coaches, and players as well as a host of fascinating Fenway facts, A BIOGRAPHY IN WORDS AND PICTURES creates an experience almost as magical as walking through the gates on game day.

Genres: Sports, Baseball, Nonfiction, Photography, History

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 1999

About the author

Dan Shaughnessy is an award-winning columnist for the Boston Globe and the author of several sports books, including The Curse of the Bambino, a best-selling classic. Seven times Shaughnessy has been voted one of America’s top ten sports columnists by Associated Press Sports Editors and named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Early Show, CNN, Nightline, NPR, Imus in the Morning, ESPN, HBO, and many others. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Mary]

This book was published in 1999, almost as an obituary for an irreplaceable baseball cathedral that had been slated for destruction. I had the great privilege of attending my first (and as of yet, only) Red Sox game at Fenway in her 100th year. She's now a historical landmark and can never be torn down.
I don't know what it is about that place that brings me to tears, always. If you're a baseball fan, this is it. Fenway (and Wrigley Field) are so thick with tradition, memories, history, and ambiance. This book captures quite a lot of that. I love the personal stories at the end of the book. The images are brilliant.

I finished the book, and am homesick for Fenway.
That's maybe the best endorsement I can give.

[Chris Gager]

Picked this one up yesterday from a swap box by the local grade school. Lots of nice pictures with essays by Ted Williams, Yaz, Shaughnessy, Jim Palmer and more. 'Bought 20 years old now ... I read a bit of it and will go back for more reading ... some day.

[Nick Pigeon]

Great read. I was able to share this with my kindergartener before his first trip to the park.

[Jay]

Pictures and you just sit back and narrate yourself.