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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Edition:
First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]
Publisher:
Sporting News Publishing Co.
Published:
1986
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15738682479
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Very good in Very good jacket. 263, [1] pages. Illustrations. Joseph P. Durso (June 22, 1924-December 31, 2004) was an American sportswriter for The New York Times from 1950 until his death, most noted for his coverage of baseball. Joseph Durso, a sports writer who worked for The New York Times for 51 years and wrote many books on sports history. Durso regularly covered the Mets, the Yankees and the Kentucky Derby. In 1995, he was recognized by the Baseball Writers Association of America for his contributions to baseball writing with its J.G. Taylor Spink Award. He is among the writers and broadcasters honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Durso co-authored "My Luke and I" with Eleanor Gehrig, the widow of Yankees Lou Gehrig. The book was made into a television film in 1978, starring Blythe Danner, Edward Herrmann and Patricia Neal. He wrote biographies of Casey Stengel, Joe DiMaggio and John McGraw; a memoir of the Yankees years, with Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford; histories of Yankee Stadium. This is the story of America's game, America's pastime, from the days of Cartwright to Connie Mack, baseball in the Gay nineties and the Roaring Twenties. Traces the history of baseball, discusses its connections with the development of the U.S., and looks at important and colorful personalities in the game. Derived from a review posted on line by Reed Communications: The senior baseball writer for the New York Times has attempted an almost impossible task, the history of baseball from its inception in 1871 to the present. Durso has managed to infuse his account with a great deal of drama when describing the effects of the game on the great events of the times and vice versa. All the important people and stories are highlighted, from John McGraw to Ty Cobb to Babe Ruth, and from the Chicago Black Sox scandal to the New York Yankees domination of the game and the reserve clause breakthrough that freed the players from the owners' domination. There is a particularly affecting segment on Jackie Robinson.