| Red Smith on Baseball: The Game's Greatest Writer on the Game's Greatest Years Contributor(s): Smith, Red (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566632897 ISBN-13: 9781566632898 Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: Sportswriter Red Smith's most memorable columns--175 of them from 1941 to 1981--offer accounts of Jackie Robinson's debut, Hank Greenberg's home runs, Enos Slaughter scoring the winning run in the seventh game of the 1946 World Series, and Bobby Thomson's home run heard around the world. 13 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - Essays & Writings - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 99053675 |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6.49" W x 9.55" (1.62 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Red Smith's writing is recognized as the best in the field. Here is a selection of his most memorable columns-175 of them, from 1941 to 1981. His prose...offers lasting lessons about matters journalistic and literary. -Robert Schmuhl, University of Notre Dame. The most admired and gifted sportswriter of his time.... Red Smith's work...tended to be the best writing in any given newspaper on any given day. -David Halberstam, New York Times Book Review |