Shoeless Joe: The Inspiration for FIELD OF DREAMS
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ISBN: 0395957737 / Publisher: Mariner Books Classics, April 1999
Ray Kinsella's fanatic love of baseball drives him to build a baseball stadium in his corn field and kidnap the author, J.D. Salinger, and bring him to a baseball game
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<p>The inspiration for the beloved film <i>Field of Dreams</i>, <i>Shoeless Joe</i> is a mythical novel about “dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American” (<i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i>).<br><br> “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.</p>
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