Baseball
A History of America's Favorite Game
$32.28
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
11 March 2008
Summary
“An extraordinary book…stories emerge like bright threads to establish the whole fabric of baseball” - The Boston Globe
“Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything—action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey’s book proves it, without wasting a word.” - Lee Eisenberg, author of The Number
In Baseball, one of the great bards of America’s Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Rep…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812978704 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812978706 |
| Author: | George Vecsey |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 11 March 2008 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Chronicles |
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About The Author
George Vecsey
George Vecsey, a sports columnist for The New York Times, has written about such events as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics but considers baseball, the sport he’s covered since 1960, his favorite game. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Loretta Lynn- Coal Miner’s Daughter (with Loretta Lynn), which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. He has also served as a national and religion reporter for The New York Times, interviewing the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Billy Graham, and a host of other noteworthy figures. He lives in New York with his wife, an artist.
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