{"product_id":"americas-ballparks-a-trip-across-the-country-to-visit-baseball-s-playing-fields","title":"America's Ballparks: A Trip Across the Country to Visit Baseball’s Playing Fields","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this richly illustrated volume, experience the visual panorama of America's great ballparks—with photos, vintage postcards, illustrations, and team mementos, all displayed in a lively scrapbook style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing stirs the soul of a baseball fan like the crack of a bat against a ball . . . or the sight of a fielder leaping high into the air to snatch that ball out of play. What would these fans be without their favorite sport, and what would baseball be without those high-tiered, impossibly beautiful temples to the sport called ballparks?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorth Americans have treasured some wonderful venues from bygone eras, but sadly lost so many as well. Within the pages of this book readers can revel in the new builds—the retro-modern fields inspired by Baltimore’s Camden Yards, while looking fondly back at the older, more traditional ballparks often referred to as Jewel Boxes. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmerica’s Ballparks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums are covered in detail, along with a brief history of their teams and background on any previous ballparks in which they played.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial features throughout the book include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design evolution and anatomy of ballparks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe home fields of the Negro Leagues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe top venues of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA section that examines the long partnership between baseball and corporate branding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach ballpark entry provides cumulative team stats, as well as lists of stadium firsts and club achievements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cottonwood Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43742720655434,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/2188\/1930\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-24at1.36.51PM.png?v=1782326258","url":"https:\/\/www.cottonwoodcompany.com\/products\/americas-ballparks-a-trip-across-the-country-to-visit-baseball-s-playing-fields","provider":"Cottonwood Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}