The Best American Sports Writing of the Century by David Halberstam

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century by David Halberstam

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century showcases the best sports journalists of the twentieth century, from Jimmy Cannon, Red Smith, William Mack, Gary Smith, and Frank Deford to A. J. Liebling, Tom Wolfe, and Hunter S. Thompson, and includes such classics as What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? by Richard Ben Cramer, Louis Knocks Out Schmeling by Bob Considine, and The Rocky Road of Pistol Pete by W. C. Heinz. This outstanding collection captures not only the century's greatest moments in baseball, boxing, horseracing, golf, and tennis, but some of the finest writing of our time. Guest editor David Halberstam is the author of The Reckoning, The Summer of Forty-Nine, The Breaks of the Game, and The Children. Series editor Glenn Stout has written biographies of Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Jackie Robinson.

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ISBN 13	9780395945148
ISBN 10	0395945143
Title	The Best American Sports Writing of the Century
Author	David Halberstam
Series	Best American Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Year published	1999-06-16
Number of pages	776
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