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Summary: Through The Looking Glass... onto the Polo Grounds
Review: A captivating, can't put down book. As previous reviewers have noted, this book is like a time machine that transports you into another world. You step through the looking glass and onto the Polo Grounds, Washington Park, or Yankee Stadium. I have not enjoyed a baseball this much since the companion book to the PBS "Baseball" series! The photographs here are truly amazing when you consider how poor the technology of the time was. Other books on old time baseball force one to suffer through really bad period photos. There isn't a bad one here. Conlon was truly an artist! If you love history, baseball, or really good photography you will love this book.
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Summary: A riveting collection of the American pastime.
Review: Although I was born well after these photos were taken, they instantly transported me to the days when baseball truly was the American pastime. Once you have seen these photos you never forget them.
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Summary: The photo of Wally Pipp is priceless.
Review: As great as the photos are the text is almost as good. Very refreshing; especially in the winter and in light of $250 million player contracts.
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Summary: Compilation of some of Charles Conlin's best baseball photos
Review: Baseball photographer Charles M. Conlon's best work is featured
in this compilation of photos in the first few decades of this century.
Many of baseball's legends are featured, with informative
captions for each photo.
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Summary: A Beautiful, Captivating Time Machine
Review: I began to follow baseball in the late 1950's. This book brought me to another era in America. The photos are works of art. The experessions of the players are timeless. The juxtapositions of many players with a 10 or 15 year intervening time span are riveting. This is a book not to be missed
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Summary: If you like baseball history, you will love this book.
Review: I have been a reader of baseball history for most of my 45 years, and I never heard of George S. Conlon. I know him now. This book is nothing less than fascinating. The photos are marvelous, but every printed word is interesting, starting with the preface. I could not put it down.
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Summary: Picture Perfect
Review: If you love old tyme baseball (turn of the 20th century), you'll cherish the revival of these Conlon Photos that the McCabe siblings have lovingly displayed for all (and the often glib repartee that accompanies them is the icing on the cake).
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Summary: If you like baseball history, you will love this book.
Review: The centerpiece of all baseball photography books. You read about them. You marvel at their feats and accomplishments. So few photographs exist about them. What do they look like? Charles Conlon did history a service by just following his hobby. Truly a magnificent masterpiece. Not just photo's...History! We are all so very lucky to be blessed with such a collection. For those interested, there is a collection of hundreds of baseball cards featuring the photographic genius of Conlon. They are out of print now, but can still be found. The Conlon Collection from the Sporting News. You owe it to yourself to check it out. You owe it to yourself to own this book.
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Summary: Oh Magnificent!!!
Review: The centerpiece of all baseball photography books. You read about them. You marvel at their feats and accomplishments. So few photographs exist about them. What do they look like? Charles Conlon did history a service by just following his hobby. Truly a magnificent masterpiece. Not just photo's...History! We are all so very lucky to be blessed with such a collection. For those interested, there is a collection of hundreds of baseball cards featuring the photographic genius of Conlon. They are out of print now, but can still be found. The Conlon Collection from the Sporting News. You owe it to yourself to check it out. You owe it to yourself to own this book.
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Summary: Perfect for the coffee table
Review: This is a fantastic book for anyone historically inclined. It focuses on an era- in the context of baseball. The descriptions with each amazing photo show how America viewed baseball as a microcosm of the country. A great discussion book. Highly recommended.
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