Fenway: A Biography in Words and Pictures. Foreword by Ted Williams.

by Dan Shaughnessy

A religious shrine or a giant pinball machine? A museum or an amusement park? The oldest ballpark in the major leagues, the last of the single-deck theaters, Fenway Park has inspired more lavish praise and outrageous comparison than any American sports arena in history. With its ominous Green Monster, the lone red seat that marks Ted Williams's record-setting longest home run, the hand-operated scoreboard at the base of the Wall, the fishbowl-style luxury "600 Club" with the press box perched high above, and the Hall of Fame faces, who could mistake Fenway Park for any other? Beautifully illustrated with Stan Grossfeld's prize-winning color photography, and written with an obvious love of the place, including interviews with an illustrious list of fans, players, coaches, and celebrities, FENWAY: A BIOGRAPHY IN WORDS AND PICTURES showcases the grand old park and memorializes it for generations of fans to come.

Genres: Sports, Baseball, Nonfiction, Photography, History

Hardcover

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pictures and you just sit back and narrate yourself.