Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion (Digital Original)
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- Synopsis
- A chronicle of our national pastime&’s most unforgettable era from the bestselling author of The Summer Game—&“No one writes better about baseball&” (The Boston Globe). Classic New Yorker sportswriter Roger Angell calls 1972 to 1976 &“the most important half-decade in the history of the game.&” The early to mid-1970s brought unprecedented changes to America&’s ancient pastime: astounding performances by Nolan Ryan and Hank Aaron; the intensity of the &“best-ever&” 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox; the changes growing from bitter and extended labor strikes and lockouts; and the vast new influence of network television on the game. Angell, always a fan as well as a writer, casts a knowing but noncynical eye on these events, offering a fresh perspective to baseball&’s continuing appeal during this brilliant and transformative era.
- Copyright:
- 1972
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 413 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781453297810
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780803259508
- Publisher:
- Open Road Media
- Date of Addition:
- 12/16/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Roger Angell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Sports
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.