Summer of '49: The Yankees and the Red Sox in Postwar America
David Halberstam
Halberstam & rsquo;s classic #1 bestseller, about the magical summer when baseball & rsquo;s fiercest rivalry captured the nation & rsquo;s imagination, and changed the sport forever The summer of 1949: It was baseball & rsquo;s Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio & rsquo;s New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams & rsquo;s Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment, the greatest players in baseball history brought their rivalry to the field, captivating the American public through the heart-pounding final moments of the season. This expansive story captures an era, incorporating profiles of the players and their families, fans, broadcasters, baseball executives, and sportswriters. Riveting in its blend of powerful detail and exhilarating narrative, The Summer of & rsquo;49 is Pulitzer Prize & ndash;winner David Halberstam & rsquo;s engrossing look at not only a sports rivalry, but at a time when America & rsquo;s very identity was wrapped up in its beloved national game. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.
Abstract: Halberstam & rsquo;s classic #1 bestseller, about the magical summer when baseball & rsquo;s fiercest rivalry captured the nation & rsquo;s imagination, and changed the sport forever The summer of 1949: It was baseball & rsquo;s Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio & rsquo;s New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams & rsquo;s Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment, the greatest players in baseball history brought their rivalry to the field, captivating the American public through the heart-pounding final moments of the season. This expansive story captures an era, incorporating profiles of the players and their families, fans, broadcasters, baseball executives, and sportswriters. Riveting in its blend of powerful detail and exhilarating narrative, The Summer of & rsquo;49 is Pulitzer Prize & ndash;winner David Halberstam & rsquo;s engrossing look at not only a sports rivalry, but at a time when America & rsquo;s very identity was wrapped up in its beloved national game. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam
Abstract: Halberstam & rsquo;s classic #1 bestseller, about the magical summer when baseball & rsquo;s fiercest rivalry captured the nation & rsquo;s imagination, and changed the sport forever The summer of 1949: It was baseball & rsquo;s Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio & rsquo;s New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams & rsquo;s Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment, the greatest players in baseball history brought their rivalry to the field, captivating the American public through the heart-pounding final moments of the season. This expansive story captures an era, incorporating profiles of the players and their families, fans, broadcasters, baseball executives, and sportswriters. Riveting in its blend of powerful detail and exhilarating narrative, The Summer of & rsquo;49 is Pulitzer Prize & ndash;winner David Halberstam & rsquo;s engrossing look at not only a sports rivalry, but at a time when America & rsquo;s very identity was wrapped up in its beloved national game. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam
หมวดหมู่:
ปี:
1989
สำนักพิมพ์:
Open Road Iconic Ebooks;Open Road Integrated Media
ภาษา:
english
ISBN 10:
145328611X
ISBN 13:
9781453286111
ซีรีส์:
Perennial classic
ไฟล์:
EPUB, 1.37 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1989