| The Best American Sports Writing of the Century Contributor(s): Halberstam, David (Author), Stout, Glenn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395945143 ISBN-13: 9780395945148 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian selects the 50 best pieces of sports writing of the century, capturing the great moments in baseball, boxing, horse racing, golf, and tennis. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Essays - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: 796.097 |
| LCCN: 2001268588 |
| Series: Best American Series (R) |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (2.10 lbs) 816 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |