The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S Ritter
"Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone." -Cleveland Plain Dealer "This was the best baseball book published in 1966, it is the best baseball book of its kind now, and, if it is reissued in 10 years, it will be the best baseball book." - People From Lawrence Ritter (The Image of Their Greatness, The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time), comes one of the bestselling, most acclaimed sports books of all time, The Glory of Their Times-now a Harper Perennial Modern Classic. Baseball was different in earlier days-tougher, more raw, more intimate-when giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ran the bases. In the monumental classic The Glory of Their Times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of those who played and lived the game. It is a book every baseball fan should read!
- Author - Lawrence S Ritter
- Publisher - HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date - 04-06-2010
- Page Count - 384
- Paperback
- Adult
- Sports
- Product Dimensions - 6.1 H x 9.1 W x 1.1 D
- ISBN-13 - 9780061994715
Web ID: 14352317
Simply Outstanding
I have read scores of books about baseball, and must echo Steven Jay Gould's comments: "I could happily reread every summer for the rest of my life that greatest of all baseball books, The Glory of Their Times." Of the dozens of copies I have give to friends, no one has ever been less than captivated by these marvelous tales told by the players of the early days. This book is simply an outstanding treasure.
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