| Description |
1 online resource (160 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- How the Weather Was -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Introduction: of Emperors and Clowns -- The Metaphor of Sport -- Road Map -- A Look Behind a Legend -- The Day Bobby Thomson Hit His Home Run -- They Ain't Getting No Maiden -- Willie's Song -- A Jewish Education -- Pierian Springs -- A Masque of Genius -- Encountering Frost -- The Thorns of Glory -- Police Blotter -- The Case of the Butchered Bookmaker -- The Night they Raided Academe -- The Flower of the Field -- The World of John Lardner -- The Robinsons -- A Coffin for My Father -- Connect with Diversion Books |
| Summary |
"Beautifulpersons and events through the eyes of a sharp, articulate observer." 'NEW YORK TIMES "No one else has written a piece so startling about the legend of Babe RuthAfter reading this book you will never feel the same about a lot of legendsA very special bookA book to treasure." 'CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Robert Frost, Claudio Arrau, John Lardner, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Bobby Thomson, Al Rosen, Jascha Heifetz, and other heroic figures in their years of glory, in their times of trial. This is a book about people to be remembered, and what it was like in America at a very special time. Praise for Roger Kahn: "As a kid, I loved sports first and writing second, and loved everything Roger Kahn wrote. As an adult, I love writing first and sports second, and love Roger Kahn even more." 'Pulitzer Prize winner, David Maraniss "He can epitomize a player with a single swing of the pen." 'TIME magazine "Roger Kahn is the best baseball writer in the business." 'Stephen Jay Gould, New York Review of Books "Kahn has the almost unfair gift of easy, graceful writing." 'BOSTON HERALD |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Essays & Writings.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139912
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781938120442 |
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1938120442 |
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