Capital Sporting Grounds
A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C.
Brett L.
Abrams
ISBN
978-0-7864-3956-0
24 photos, notes, bibliography, index
296pp.
softcover
2009
Available for immediate shipment
Description
Politics is nothing new to Washington, D.C., even in the arena marked with base paths and outfield grass. The stadium for the expansion Washington Nationals baseball team cost over $600 million and while opponents decried the waste of taxpayer money, supporters promised the stadium would stimulate economic development. Land swaps, closed-door deals, and valuable parking-lot strategies were as complex as any game plan employed on the diamond. The district’s past stadiums, tracks and Olympics facilities are archived and described in this history, along with their political backdrops. The book features numerous drawings and photographs.
About the Author
Brett L. Abrams is an archivist with the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
Other Book(s) by Brett L. Abrams Available from McFarland:
Hollywood Bohemians
Reviews
"For the first time, a stadium book that provides the details of backroom politics that surrounds the building of, or the elements that defeat and spur stadium proposals. Capital Sporting Grounds is an excellent chronology of the efforts, defeats and successes of building a stadium in the nation’s capital over the past 100+ years."--Bruce A. Genther, stadium historian and modeler.
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