{"product_id":"the-big-show-charles-m-conlons-golden-age-baseball-photographs","title":"The Big Show: Charles M. Conlon's Golden Age Baseball Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles M. Conlon created iconic images of baseballs glorious heyday  taking about 30 000 photographs of the sport from 1904 to 1942. In The Big Show: Charles M. Conlons Golden Age Baseball Photographs  soulful  striking shots of Babe Ruth  Joe DiMaggio  and hundreds of other major leaguers are paired with captions meticulously based on contemporary reports and quotes from the players themselves. In their own words  colorful characters spill the beans about famous scandals  divulge quirky characteristics  and tell little-known stories. In 1993  Abrams acclaimed Baseballs Golden Age first celebrated Conlons photographs. Research in the Conlon Collection of the Sporting News later uncovered a cache of brilliant  rare photographs. Showcasing this windfall  the booka must-have for baseball fans young and oldis the definitive collection of Americas best baseball photographers work  offering a moving depiction of past baseball greats.  Praise for The Big Show: With The Big Show: Charles M. Conlons Golden Age Baseball Photographs  edited by Neal and Constance McCabe  the photographer gets a well deserved day in the sun. The more than 200 portraits here capture the soul of the early gamewhether the subjects be stars or . . . something less. The players have been long forgotten. Conlons photographs should not be. Sports Illustrated  In 1993  Neal and Constance McCabe produced Baseballs Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon (Abrams). The book was a revelation in black and white  a time machine to the era of wooden ballparks  legal spitballs and manual typewriters . . . Nearly two decades later  Neal and Constance McCabe have teamed on a worthy and riveting sequel titled The Big Show: Charles M. Conlons Golden Age of Baseball Photographs (Abrams). The book features more than 200 photos (this time digitally produced from the glass negatives)  as well as Neal McCabes fascinating captions. Los Angeles Times  This beautifully rendered study from the McCabesthe brother\/sister writing team who produced Baseballs Golden Ageoffers a superb range of photos and intelligent prose  covering the many forgotten men of baseball  as well as some giants. Publishers Weekly  The captions by Neal and Constance McCabe are revelations in themselves. Washington Post  This is one beautiful baseball book. New York Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964453220405,"sku":"ByrdShop_1419700693","price":225.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781419700699.jpg?v=1770461793","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-big-show-charles-m-conlons-golden-age-baseball-photographs","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}