Shoeless Joe
by Kinsella, W. P
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- near fine
- ISBN 10
- 039532047X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395320471
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4 Copies Available from This Seller
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Synopsis
More than the inspiration for the beloved film Field of Dreams , Shoeless Joe is a mythical novel about “dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ). “If you build it, he will come.” These mysterious words, spoken by an Iowa baseball announcer, inspire Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. What follows is both a rich, nostalgic look at one of our most cherished national pastimes and a remarkable story about fathers and sons, love and family, and the inimitable joy of finding your way home.
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130353
- Title
- Shoeless Joe
- Author
- Kinsella, W. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 4
- ISBN 10
- 039532047X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395320471
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Can Lit|Baseball|Canadian Author|Canadian Literature
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