Ebook: Summer of '49: The Yankees and the Red Sox in Postwar America
Author: Halberstam David
- Tags: Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History. New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History. Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) -- History. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Series: Perennial classic
- Year: 1989
- Publisher: Open Road Iconic Ebooks
- City: New York, NY
- Language: English
- epub
Halberstam & rsquo;s classic #1 bestseller, about the magical summer when baseball & rsquo;s fiercest rivalry captured the nation & rsquo;s imagination, and changed the sport forever The summer of 1949: It was baseball & rsquo;s Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio & rsquo;s New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams & rsquo;s Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. AsRead more...
Abstract: Halberstam & rsquo;s classic #1 bestseller, about the magical summer when baseball & rsquo;s fiercest rivalry captured the nation & rsquo;s imagination, and changed the sport forever The summer of 1949: It was baseball & rsquo;s Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio & rsquo;s New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams & rsquo;s Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment, the greatest players in baseball history brought their rivalry to the field, captivating the American public through the heart-pounding final moments of the season. This expansive story captures an era, incorporating profiles of the players and their families, fans, broadcasters, baseball executives, and sportswriters. Riveting in its blend of powerful detail and exhilarating narrative, The Summer of & rsquo;49 is Pulitzer Prize & ndash;winner David Halberstam & rsquo;s engrossing look at not only a sports rivalry, but at a time when America & rsquo;s very identity was wrapped up in its beloved national game. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam