Classic Baseball

Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments

Classic Baseball
John Rosengren
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 170pg
9 Mar 2022 US
9781538156964
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A collection of iconic, unbelievable, and intimate stories from baseball history that celebrate the enduring impact of the national pastime. Baseball-rooted as it is in tradition and nostalgia-lends itself to the retelling of its timeless tales. So it is with the stories in Classic Baseball, a collection of articles written by award-winning journalist John Rosengren and originally published by Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, Sports on Earth, VICE Sports, and other magazines. These are stories about the game' s legends-Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Josh Gibson, Bob Feller, Frank Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Kirby Puckett-and its lesser-knowns with extraordinary stories of their own. They cover some of the game' s most famous moments, like Hank Aaron hitting No. 715, and some you' ve never heard of, like the time the Ku Klux Klan played a game against an all-Black team. Whether it be the story of John Roseboro forgiving Juan Marichal for clubbing him in the head with a bat, Elston Howard breaking down the Yankees' systemic racism to integrate America' s team, or the national pastime played on snowshoes during July in a remote Wisconsin town, these are stories meant to be read and read again for their poignancy, their humor, and their celebration of baseball.
John Rosengren finds both the quiet heroism and the quirky theatrics - and always the humanity - in his cast of baseball greats, near-greats, and guys who just love the game. Rosengren loves the game as well, and that passion brings to life every page in this collection of superb articles. -- James S. Hirsch, author of Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend
John Rosengren is the author of nine books, including Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes, the definitive biography of the Hall of Fame Jewish baseball player; Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever; and The Fight of their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball' s Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption. A freelance journalist since 1981, Rosengren has written articles for more than 100 publications. His work has won numerous awards, including the 2017 Donald Robinson Award for Investigative Journalism. He has also been nominated for a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781538156964
Published: 9 Mar 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 170

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