| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Prologue: Walter Lanier "Red" Barber -- Cultured roots -- Celery capital of the world -- Bumming corner -- "Certain aspects of bovine obstetrics" -- Pay cut -- Rising expectations -- Making of a legend -- "Blood" on the radio -- On the home front -- "Oh, doctor!" -- Losing control, gaining a purpose -- Stadium work -- Breakfast in Manhattan -- A developing writer, a darker vision -- Hall of fame broadcaster -- National Public Radio -- A closed family -- Legacies -- Epilogue: Walter Lanier "Red" Barber, revisited |
| Summary |
"This biography of sports announcer Red Barber (1908-92) puts his life and broadcasting career in the context of twentieth-century American life and explores his own personal journey"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 07, 2022) |
| Subject |
Barber, Red, 1908-1992.
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| SUBJECT |
Barber, Red, 1908-1992
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Barber, Red, 1908-1992. fast (OCoLC)fst01433566 |
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Sportscasters -- United States -- Biography
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Sportswriters -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Sportswriters.
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Sportscasters.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Walker, James Robert, author.
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| ISBN |
9781496231857 |
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1496231856 |
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9781496231864 |
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1496231864 |
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