About the Author:
Chris Epting is the author of 30 travel and history books, including James Dean Died Here, Led Zeppelin Crashed Here, Hello It's Me, and many others. He is also an award-winning travel writer and has contributed articles for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Westways and Travel + Lesiure magazine. In addition, Epting is a veteran music journalist and recently co-wrote Def Leppard's Phil Collins memoir, Adrenalized, and the John Oates memoir Change of Seasons. He is the creator and one of the hosts of the new docu-drama series on the REELZ Channel, “It Happened Here.” Originally from New York, Chris now lives in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife and their two children.
Review:
“What a wonderful book. All the ‘stations of the cross’ of our national pastime are here, big and small, telling and frivolous. I can imagine this book in the glove compartment of every true fan’s car, a handy reference to this beloved game no matter where in the country you are.”
―Ken Burns, Academy Award–nominated director
“It’s a perfect gift for anyone who loves baseball and travel.”
―Chicago Tribune
“If it doesn’t make baseball fans feel as if they’ve died and gone to heaven, it’ll at least get them to Dyersville, Iowa’s Field of Dreams, where the set for the movie of the same name attracts thousands.”
―USA Today
“Reading Roadside Baseball is like spending an afternoon rummaging around in baseball’s attic.”
―Jim Bouton
“This one-of-a-kind road atlas takes baseball fans across the United States to out-of-the-way spots and near-forgotten sandlots, where the remnants of baseball history still endure.”
―The Sporting News
“Chris Epting has delivered a stand-up triple (baseball’s most exciting play) in Roadside Baseball . . . he doesn’t miss a beat in the 336-page atlas, loaded with pictures.”
―Chicago Sun Times
“As the ‘Spaceman’ I came from Stengel Field in Glendale, California, and ended up in the friendly confines of Fenway Park. In between and beyond, I have stood on the same sacred ground of Holman Stadium where Don Newcomb and Roy Campanella played. I have touched the monument of Mickey Cochrane in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Roadside Baseball is the GPS that takes us to all this and more. You must have it in your glove compartment when you hit the road!”
―Bill “Spaceman” Lee, author and former major league baseball player
“For the fan, this is the ultimate road trip . . . the perfect [guide] to lead you to all [the] great baseball stops.”
―Joe Garagiola, announcer and former major league baseball player
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