Baseball and Other Matters in 1941: A Celebration of the Best Baseball Season Ever-- In the Year America Went to War - Couverture souple

Creamer, Robert W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803264062 ISBN 13 : 9780803264069

Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 2000

Synopsis

"This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."-Sports Illustrated. "[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II."-Library Journal. Robert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball-and other matters-of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: Stengel: His Life and Times, Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat, Jocko, and The Quality of Courage.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball--and other matters--of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: Stengel: His Life and Times, Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat, Jocko, and The Quality of Courage.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803264062
• ISBN 13: 9780803264069
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 277
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible