Voices From Cooperstown: Baseball's Hall of Famers Tell It Like It Was [FIRST EDITION]

Connor, Anthony J.

Verlag: Galahad Books, New York, 1998

Beschreibung

As new condition blue boards with a white spine and red spine lettering contained in an as new condition photographic dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes; Recommended Readings; Appendix and Index. Illustrated with 130 black-and-white photographs. "Through the recollections of these old-time craftsmen, who happen to have played baseball and played it with love, we have a lively informal history of an epoch that will never come again." - Studs Terkel. "Sixty-five players, all members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, reflect on their careers in this stirring, personal memoir no baseball fan should be without. First-hand reminiscences of legends such as Grover Cleveland Alexander, Ty Cobb, Jo DiMaggio, Lefty Grove, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, and Cy Young create an informal, sweeping portraint of a century of baseball - and America. Sit back and re-enter a time when the game was indeed played mainly for the love of it, brought to life through words and more than 130 historic photographs. Each section reveals the personalities, attitudes, and heart-pounding plays that made baseball a symbol of joy and loyalty, a sport that reflected the players and their times. Discover how the dream began for the world's greatest players, such as Willie Mays, who tells of tossing a baseball around with his father before the age of two. Hear the legends talk about the idols and mentors who spurred them on, and the nerve-wracking challenge of stepping up to the plate on one's very first opening day. Laugh along with memories of after-hours mischief, and share the heaviness of defeat with slumps and losses. Learn what life was like on the road, and the enduring friendships that grew out of each summer journey. Finally, these veterans provide a few words of wisdom for the next generation of players, and young and old fans everywhere. Filled with sentiments of baseball at its best, this volume celebrates the national pastime that continues to link one generation to another. Lawrence S. Ritter sums up the importance and appeal of this treasury in the Foreword: "The strongest thing baseball has going for it today is its yesterdays, which is what this book is all about." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. ". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004267

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Voices From Cooperstown: Baseball's Hall of ...

Verlag: Galahad Books, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1998

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

Auflage: 1st Edition