Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

A story about baseball, family, the American Dream, and the fight to turn Los Angeles into a...
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Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between by Nusbaum, Eric

Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

$19.99

Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

$19.99
Author: Eric Nusbaum
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A story about baseball, family, the American Dream, and the fight to turn Los Angeles into a big league city. Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s, those communities were condemned to make way for a utopian public housing project. Then, in a remarkable turn, public housing in the city was defeated amidst a Red Scare conspiracy.

Instead of getting their homes back, the remaining residents saw the city sell their land to Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Now LA would be getting a different sort of utopian fantasy--a glittering, ultramodern stadium.

But before Dodger Stadium could be built, the city would have to face down the neighborhood's families--including one, the Aréchigas, who refused to yield their home. The ensuing confrontation captivated the nation--and the divisive outcome still reverberates through Los Angeles today.

Author: Eric Nusbaum
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 03/16/2021
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781541742222

About the Author
Eric Nusbaum is the editor in chief of Seattle Met. His writing has appeared in Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and the Best American Sports Writing anthology. He lives in Tacoma, Washington with his family.

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