The Best American Sports Writing of the Century by Halberstam, David
The Best American Sports Writing of the Century by Halberstam, David

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century showcases the best sports journalists of the twentieth century,...
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Author: David Halberstam
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Best American Sports Writing of the Century by Halberstam, David

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

$60.37
The Best American Sports Writing of the Century by Halberstam, David

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

$60.37
Author: David Halberstam
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century showcases the best sports journalists of the twentieth century, from Jimmy Cannon, Red Smith, William Mack, Gary Smith, and Frank Deford to A. J. Liebling, Tom Wolfe, and Hunter S. Thompson, and includes such classics as "What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?" by Richard Ben Cramer, "Louis Knocks Out Schmeling" by Bob Considine, and "The Rocky Road of Pistol Pete" by W. C. Heinz. This outstanding collection captures not only the century's greatest moments in baseball, boxing, horseracing, golf, and tennis, but some of the finest writing of our time. Guest editor David Halberstam is the author of The Reckoning, The Summer of Forty-Nine, The Breaks of the Game, and The Children. Series editor Glenn Stout has written biographies of Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Jackie Robinson.



Author: David Halberstam, Glenn Stout
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 06/16/1999
Pages: 816
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 2.00d
ISBN: 9780395945148


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/26/1999 pg. 69
Ingram Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 122
Booklist 05/15/1999 pg. 1660
Booklist 09/01/1999 pg. 62
School Library Journal 12/01/1999 pg. 166
Library Journal 05/15/1999
Library Journal 12/01/1999

About the Author
Halberstam, David: - David Halberstam is the author of The Reckoning, The Summer of Forty-Nine, The Children, and Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made.Stout, Glenn: -

GLENN STOUT is a freelance writer, author, and editorial consultant and has served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing since its inception. He is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912, and has collaborated with Richard Johnson on Red Sox Century, Yankees Century, The Cubs and The Dodgers. Stout has lived in and around Boston for 20 years, and currently lives in Vermont.

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