Baseball in '41 A Celebration of the Best Baseball Season Ever - in the Year America Went to War |
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Author:
| Creamer, Robert W. |
Narrated by:
| Parker, Tom |
ISBN: | 978-1-4551-0075-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
List Price: | USD $31.96 |
Book Description:
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It was the year that Joe DiMaggio set his 56-game hitting streak; Ted Williams batted .406; the Dodgers and the Yankees battled each other in a classic World Series; and America went to war.In this look at what he calls "the best baseball season ever," Robert Creamer skillfully intertwines these epochal moments in baseball with an informal history of a pivotal period in American life. Through it all, he recalls what it was like to be eighteen and a baseball fan when the game he loved...
More DescriptionIt was the year that Joe DiMaggio set his 56-game hitting streak; Ted Williams batted .406; the Dodgers and the Yankees battled each other in a classic World Series; and America went to war.In this look at what he calls "the best baseball season ever," Robert Creamer skillfully intertwines these epochal moments in baseball with an informal history of a pivotal period in American life. Through it all, he recalls what it was like to be eighteen and a baseball fan when the game he loved vied for his attention with a looming war.Baseball in '41 makes us all remember why the game is still the purest representation of the American Dream.