Why Did Sergeant Stubby Go to War? by Cathy Werling

Why Did Sergeant Stubby Go to War? by Cathy Werling

When the Dodgers left Brooklyn, their troubles had just begun. Jerald Podair's account of the Los Angeles end of the story superbly chronicles the fierce collisions that ensued, pitting private power against the public good. The creation of Dodger Stadium also created modern Los Angeles, which makes this book an indispensable contribution to the history of modern urban America.--Sean Wilentz, Princeton University

What is the price of a game? What is it worth to a city and its residents to boast a professional sports franchise? These questions need to be answered--but seldom are--before urban leaders make deals to build stadiums, often with staggering implications for their cities. City of Dreams is required reading for anyone who cares about how our sports obsession affects the urban landscape.--Randy Roberts, coauthor of Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X

City of Dreams documents the steep social price Los Angeles paid when, fifty years ago, its power elite used the highly subsidized Dodger Stadium to launch the city into modernity. To what ends and to whose benefit, Podair asks? Hard questions, indeed, that other American cities with subsidized stadiums are asking too.--Kevin Starr, University of Southern California

There's a real need for this book. There is no other go-to source on the story of Dodger Stadium in the history of Los Angeles, a subject that offers a fascinating look at midcentury L.A. Jerald Podair helps us understand a complex story of urban vision, sports, politics, and public-private tug of war, offering a corrective to much folklore, hyperbole, and misinformation.--William Deverell, coauthor of Water and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941

Werling, Cathy: - Cathy Werling is an award-winning elementary educator living in Fort Scott, Kansas. Her passion for helping students develop positive character traits and seek out worthy role models led to her part time work at the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. Through her series of books about these humble heroes, Cathy hopes to inspire children to truly be those people who make a positive difference in the lives of other.

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ISBN 13	9780998826622
ISBN 10	0998826626
Title	Why Did Sergeant Stubby Go to War?
Author	Cathy Werling
Series	Children's Unsung Heroes Book
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
Year published	2018-04-06
Number of pages	28
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