Fenway, Expanded and Updated: A Biography in Words and Pictures

by Dan Shaughnessy, Stan Grossfeld (Photographer), Ted Williams (Foreword by)

The oldest park in the major leagues, the last of the old-timey baseball theaters, Fenway Park has inspired more lavish praise and outrageous comparisons than any other American sports arena. And to think, it was almost lost.

In this glistening new edition of their classic pictorial tribute, best-selling author Dan Shaughnessy and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Stan Grossfeld have both preserved the Fenway of our childhood memories and captured the magic and mania of the Fenway of today. From the landmark Green Monster, the lone red seat marking Ted Williams's longest home run, and the hand-operated scoreboard, to the coveted new seats perched atop the Wall and the circus atmosphere of Yawkey Way, Fenway Park is the best blend of old and new. In these pages this quintessential American-ballpark experience is lovingly illustrated and detailed.

Featuring more than sixty new color photographs, with added chapters on the historic 2004 World Series victory and recent ballpark renovations, A Biography in Words and Pictures also boasts a new foreword by Leigh Montville and additional recollections from famous players, coaches, and illustrious fans -- Yo-Yo Ma, Tim Russert, Senator Edward Kennedy, among others.

Like a walk-off homer on a starlit New England summer night, Fenway is sure to thrill a whole new generation of fans.

Genres: Sports, Baseball, Nonfiction, Photography, History

190 pages, 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.