Mets Fan by Dana Brand
This collection of well-crafted essays spans more than 40 years of franchise history but hews to a single theme: the experience--sometimes humorous, sometimes painful--of being a fan of the New York Mets. From the sound of jets overhead to Keith Hernandez and the Seinfeld connection, Hofstra professor Dana Brand writes about the experiences and lore that make baseball in Queens unique. Mets fans will recognize themselves in this book, and everyone who enjoys great baseball writing will delight in the reading.
“subjects range over a wide swath of topics and incidents in the team’s history”—The SABR Bulletin; “great baseball writing that will delight Mets fans and everyone who enjoys baseball”—Sports Collectors Digest; “a wonderful read”—Aethlon; “it’s the best exploration yet written about what it means to be a Mets fan”—The Jewish Press; “a happy book..a labor of love”—Newsday.com; “this is a book for us. It’s a book for Mets fans. It’s a book we deserve. It’s a book we will absorb through our pores...[Brand] has combined memoir with history and given us a rich tour of the lifetime of a franchise”—Faith and Fear in Flushing.
The late Dana Brand was a professor of English and American literature at Hofstra University. He received his Ph.D. from Yale, where he often talked baseball with A. Bartlett Giamatti, a Yale English professor who would go on to become the Commissioner of Baseball. The author of numerous articles about English and American literature, philosophy, and film, he lived in Connecticut.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786431991 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786431997 |
| Title | Mets Fan |
| Author | Dana Brand |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mcfarland |
| Year published | 2007-07-27 |
| Number of pages | 212 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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