When the Forgotten Borough Reigned by Jeff Ingber

When the Forgotten Borough Reigned by Jeff Ingber

The 1964 Little League World Series was unique and memorable. The final game was won on a no-hitter spun by a pitcher on an All-Star team from the middle of Staten Island, the forgotten borough that appeared to have more in common with the American heartland than the rest of New York City. Not only had a Big Apple team never before even qualified for the World Series, but it was the first time a U.S. team defeated an international one for the championship. The members of the victorious Mid-Island Little League team were treated to a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan and a reception by the mayor as well as meetings with celebrities and baseball icons.

When the Forgotten Borough Reigned takes the reader back to 1964, a transformational year for America in which baseball still firmly held its position as the treasured national pastime. Months before the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which quickly led to a tidal wave of change throughout Staten Island, there was a magical summer during which fourteen boys, none older than twelve, experienced a degree of fame few adults ever do while uniting the borough and city in frenzied celebration.

Ingber, Jeff: - Jeff is the author of fiction and nonfiction books, short stories, and screenplays, for which he has won numerous awards. His first screenplay was the basis for the 2019 film Crypto, starring Kurt Russell and Alexis Bledel. A previous book, Shattered Lives, was made into a documentary film by MacTavish Productions. A graduate of Queens College and NYU Law School, Jeff lives with his wife in Cranford, New Jersey.

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ISBN 13	9780985410063
ISBN 10	098541006X
Title	When the Forgotten Borough Reigned
Author	Jeff Ingber
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jeffrey Ingber
Year published	2021-06-16
Number of pages	226
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