| Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams: A Library of America Special Publication Contributor(s): Updike, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598530712 ISBN-13: 9781598530711 Publisher: Library of America OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - Essays & Writings - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2009934632 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.6" W x 7.62" (0.46 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On September 28, 1960--a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans--Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run--a storybook ending to a storied career. In the stands that afternoon was twenty-eight-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu is a brilliant evocation of Williams' entire tumultuous life in baseball. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseball's greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of Hub Fans, prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of-print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword. |