In all of sports history, there has rarely been a bond like the one that linked the Brooklyn Dodgers with their fans. True believers to the core, Brooklynites cheered their team through every season, but never more passionately than the summer of 1955. And for a brief and shining moment on the sunny afternoon of October 4, 1955, Brooklyn stood still. Finally, the Dodgers, the beloved Bums, laid to rest a hard century of World Series futility and brought to Flatbush what Brooklynites never had before and would never have a championship. Bums No More! is a brilliant account of the Dodgers' World Series victory – the year they finally beat the Yankees. BUMS NO MORE! is more than just a baseball book. Author Stewart Wolpin has captured the camaraderie and fervor of an entire borough. From front porch steps to crowded bars, the wide-ranging emotions and atmosphere of the streets of Brooklyn during this marvelous season come to life. BUMS NO MORE! is a wonderful, nostalgic tribute to Brooklynites and baseball fans everywhere. – STEWART WOLPIN, a former sports writer with The Newark Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, was a major contributor to The Ballplayers (William Morrow, 1990) and lives in New York City.