The Best American Sports Writing Of The Century

Halberstam, David,Stout, Glenn

ISBN 10: 0395945143 / ISBN 13: 9780395945148

Published by Mariner Books, 1999

Seller Inventory # mon0000258156

Synopsis:

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.

About the Authors: David Halberstam is the author of The Reckoning, The Summer of Forty-Nine, The Children, and Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made.

Glenn Stout is a writer, author, and editor, and served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing, and founding editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing. He is also the author of Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, Fenway 1912, Nine Months at Ground Zero, and many other award-winning and best-selling books. He also served as a consultant on the Disney+ film adaptation of Young Woman and the Sea. Stout lives in Lake Champlain in Vermont.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Best American Sports Writing Of The ...
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good