Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer met as undergraduates at New York University. The coauthors of five critically acclaimed oral histories, they are cultural historians with a focus on New York City. They are also professors in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Dartmouth College. They live in Lyme, New Hampshire.
14 Ebooks von Harvey Frommer
Harvey Frommer: Sports Junkie’s Book of Trivia, Terms, and Lingo
Combining the content of two of Frommer’s previous books, Sports Roots and Sports Lingo, this book not only explains how nicknames, namesakes, trophies, competitions, and expressions in the world of …
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€21.53
Harvey Frommer: New York City Baseball
In the heady days after World War II, the nation was ready for excitement and heroes, and a city New Yorkwas eager for entertainment. Baseball provided the heroes, and the Yankees, the Giants, and …
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€21.76
Harvey Frommer & Myrna Katz Frommer: Manhattan at Mid-Century
Experience the mosaic of mid-century Manhattan in this exuberant oral history that begins in the post World War II years when the city came into its own, and ends in the mid-1970s when it nearly went …
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€21.76
Frederic J. Frommer & Harvey Frommer: Red Sox vs. Yankees
The rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox involves not just the teams, but the cities, owners, ballparks, fans, and the media. Its roots reach back to before even Babe Ruth and …
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€10.14
Harvey Frommer: When It Was Just a Game
Written by acclaimed sports author and oral historian Harvey Frommer and with an introduction by pro football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, When It Was Just a Game tells the fascinating story of the …
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€38.10
Harvey Frommer & Myrna Katz Frommer: It Happened in Miami, the Magic City
Just in time for the one-hundredth anniversary of Miami Beach, It Happened in Miami, the Magic City: An Oral History features nearly seventy fabulous voices including more than fifteen …
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€15.23
Harvey Frommer: Rickey and Robinson
Blending exclusive rare interviews with Rachel Robinson (Jackie’s widow), Mack Robinson (Jackie’s brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner, and …
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€21.72
Harvey Frommer: Five O’Clock Lightning
An entertaining read about the greatest baseball team, the 1927 New York Yankees, who beat up on American League rivals during the regular season and then swept the World Series. With verve, facts, …
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€10.20
Harvey Frommer: Old Time Baseball
In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball. Starting with its invention in 1842 by the descendant of a British sea …
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€21.64
Harvey Frommer: Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball
Another peek at baseballs good old daysor, in this case, bad old daysby veteran sports-historian Harvey Frommer. Frommer paints Shoeless Joe as a baseball natural (Joe Jackson hit the ball harder …
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€21.76
Harvey Frommer: Baseball’s Greatest Managers
During the more than one hundred years that baseball has been our national pastime, all types of individuals have been managers of teams. They have run the gamut from political appointees to tyrants, …
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€21.53
Harvey Frommer: Remembering Yankee Stadium
Throughout the 2008 season, each game played at the world’s most beloved stadium brought ‚;The House That Ruth Built‘ closer to shutting its gates forever. Players envisioned running off the field …
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€10.27
Harvey Frommer: Jackie Robinson
This sensitive commentary on Jackie Robinsons life describes his childhood in Pasadena, through his years as a sports hero, to his later involvement in politics and the Civil Rights movement. Harvey …
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€20.26
Harvey Frommer: Rickey and Robinson
Blending exclusive interviews with Rachel Robinson, Mack Robinson (Jackie’s brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner and others, celebrated author …
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€9.24
