For the Love of the Red Sox: An A-to-Z Primer for Red Sox Fans of All Ages [Hardcover]

Frederick C. Klein (Author), Mark Anderson (Illustrator), Johnny Pesky (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: For the Love of... | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

The colorful characters that epitomize the storied history of baseball’s most beloved franchise—the Boston Red Sox—are captured in this brilliantly illustrated and thoughtfully written book. From Dale Alexander to Carl Yastrzemski, For the Love of the Red Sox provides a who’s who of Red Sox lore and a whimsical walk through the alphabet for children and adults alike. Each illustration by artist Mark Anderson is accompanied by lively text from Wall Street Journal columnist Frederick C. Klein to create this unique, educational tribute to the Boston Red Sox.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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From the Inside Flap

Baseball has endured as one of our most cherished American institutions for nearly a century and a half. It is a shared treasure that continues to bond one generation to the next, and its rhythms and vocabulary are embedded into our consciousness at an early age. And Boston, with its rich history and eternally passionate fans, has long been considered the quintessential baseball town. Members of the Red Sox Nation wear their colors with pride and unwavering loyalty, and the storied history of baseball’s greatest franchise is passed along with the same kind of zeal. For the Love of the Red Sox presents a unique opportunity to celebrate that legacy and to recapture its magic.

Longtime Wall Street Journal columnist Frederick C. Klein and renowned artist Mark Anderson have collaborated to create the perfect vehicle for introducing young fans to the Red Sox immortals. Each letter of the alphabet showcases one or more Boston baseball icons with brilliant illustrations, witty poems, and brief summaries of their places in Red Sox history. Names like Williams, Yastrzemski, Fisk, and Garciaparra are brought to life on these colorful pages, which provide a loving, educational way to indoctrinate the next generation of Sox fans.

About the Author

Frederick C. Klein is a longtime writer and editor at the Wall Street Journal, where he originated the "On Sports" column. He’s the author of six previous books, including two compilations of his columns. He’s now a freelance writer living in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mark Anderson’s illustrations have appeared in Outside Magazine, Harvard Business Review, the Chicago Tribune, and Washingtonian. He owns and operates a graphic design firm called Mark Anderson Studios in Chicago, Illinois.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books; First edition. edition (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572437502
• ISBN-13: 978-1572437500
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 10.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,605,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, April 10, 2007

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S. Connick "Mom" (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the Love of the Red Sox: An A-to-Z Primer for Red Sox Fans of All Ages (Hardcover)

Any Red Sox fan is sure to love this alphabet of trivia for the history of the Red Sox. My oldest son loves, "Q - for question..."Why oh why did Bill Buckner let that ground ball through his legs?"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for die hard fans, June 19, 2008

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J. Tobin (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the Love of the Red Sox: An A-to-Z Primer for Red Sox Fans of All Ages (Hardcover)

We bought this for my father who has been the biggest Red Sox fan for over 65 years. He enjoyed it but the amount of information was a little light.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Red Sox fever, January 14, 2008

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B. Thompson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the Love of the Red Sox: An A-to-Z Primer for Red Sox Fans of All Ages (Hardcover)

I thought this was a great book with flexibility for the ages. You can keep a child's attention with the bright colors and rhymes, but it also has the factual information for an adult.