THE YANKEES BASEBALL READER - A Collection of Writings on the Game's Greatest Dynasty

Brunner, Adam; Leventhal, Josh (editors) (Roger Maris; Yogi Berra; Joe DiMaggio; Casey Stengel; Jane Leavy; Whitey Ford; Jim Bouton; Sparky Lyle; Craig Nettles; Lou Piniella; Dave Winfield; tommy John; Ring Lardner; Grantland Rice; Damon Runyon)

ISBN 10: 0760340617 / ISBN 13: 9780760340615

Published by MVP Books, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2011

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352 pp. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Writing by: Roger Maris; Yogi Berra; Joe DiMaggio; Casey Stengel; Jane Leavy; Whitey Ford; Jim Bouton; Sparky Lyle; Craig Nettles; Lou Piniella; Dave Winfield; Tommy John; Jack Chesbro; Frederic P. O'Connell; Donald Dewey; Nicholas Acocella; Rng Lardner; J. J. Ward; Grantland Rice; Frank Graham; Damon Runyon; Waite Hoyt; Heywood Broun; Billy Evans; F. C. Lane; Jonathan Eig; Leo Trachtenberg; Robert W. Creamer; Chet Williamson; Richard Ben Cramer; Arthur O. Anderson; Gene Schoor; Roger Angell; and a host of others. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 228099

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE YANKEES BASEBALL READER - A Collection ...

Publisher: MVP Books, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

The New York Yankees have been written about, analyzed, scrutinized, and celebrated more than any other sports franchise. Their unmatched 27 world championships and long list of Hall of Famers—and equally long list of colorful characters—have inspired the literary- and not-so-literary-minded from the world of sports and the world of letters to pen some of the greatest pieces of sports writing over the course of more than a century. The Yankees Baseball Reader brings together the best works of journalism and literature to tell the story of this legendary franchise. It offers the musings of classic sportswriters like Grantland Rice and Damon Runyon and modern-day wordsmiths like Roger Angell and Thomas Boswell, and features excerpts from the great baseball biographers. The players themselves share their perspectives—from memoirs by such Yankee legends as Mickey Mantle and Joe Torre to tell-alls by Jim Bouton and Sparky Lyle. And the humorous musings of Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra are an essential part of team lore. Newspaper accounts of the most memorable moments from Yankee history, as well as views from the other side—the Yankee haters—round out this essential reference for any fan of the Bronx Bombers.

About the Authors:

A lifelong baseball fan, Adam Brunner works as an editor and lives in Saint Paul, MN. Josh Leventhal, born and raised in New York City, first became a baseball fan during the wild days of Billy, Reggie, Thurman, and George, and he has been an avid follower of the game ever since. He is the author of several books, including Take Me Out to the Ballpark, The World Series: An Illustrated History of the Fall Classic, and Baseball Yesterday & Today. He lives in St. Paul with his wife and daughter.

Josh Leventhal has been an avid baseball fan for as long as he can remember, reading baseball stories and pouring over statistics in the Baseball Encyclopedia. He has written or compiled six books, including the best-selling Take Me Out to the Ballpark, Baseball...The Perfect Game, Baseball and the Meaning of Life, and The World Series: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Fall Classic, now in its fourth edition. A native New Yorker, he cheers for the Minnesota Twins in his adopted hometown of the Twin Cities, although the Pittsburgh Pirates will always remain dearest in his heart. He is an editor at Voyageur Press and lives in St. Paul.