Baseball and Other Matters in 1941

Baseball and Other Matters in 1941
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 0803264062
ISBN-13 : 9780803264069
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Book Synopsis Baseball and Other Matters in 1941 by : Robert W. Creamer

Download or read book Baseball and Other Matters in 1941 written by Robert W. Creamer and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."-Sports Illustrated. "[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II."-Library Journal. Robert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball-and other matters-of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: Stengel: His Life and Times, Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat, Jocko, and The Quality of Courage.


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