| Description |
xxxvi, 364 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-356) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : the wonder of writing -- Introduction : "sliders with social history" -- Pt. I. Growing up and being young -- Ch. 1. A father, a son, and baseball in Brooklyn -- Ch. 2. Coming of age -- Ch. 3. And then there is sex -- Ch. 4. The dreams of the young -- Ch. 5. Restless youth : the Columbia uprising -- Ch. 6. Kareem arrives -- Pt. II. Living your life -- Ch. 7. The base : father of the home run -- Ch. 8. The homer heard round the world -- Ch. 9. Roger Maris : the ordeal of his success -- Ch. 10. Henry Aaron : a success story -- Ch. 11. The great cork crime -- Pt. III. Willie, Mickey, Duke : the New York center fielders -- Ch. 12. The "say hey kid" up close -- Ch. 13. The Mick on and off the field -- Ch. 14. The duke in a new pasture -- Pt. IV. Damn good hitters and pitchers -- Ch. 15. Eddie Mathews, the man on third -- Ch. 16. Whitey, the chairman of the board -- Ch. 17. Joe D's stormy marriage -- Ch. 18. Catfish in the big apple -- Ch. 19. Pete Rose, the hit man -- Pt. V. The gladiators fight to succeed -- Ch. 20. Dempsey: the Manassas mauler goes down -- Ch. 21. Ali -- Ch. 22. Billy vs. Reggie -- Ch. 23. Steinbrenner: a Yankee Doodle dandy -- Pt. VI. Heroes off the field -- Ch. 24. Jackie Robinson: like no one else -- Ch. 25. Roberto Clemente's triumph and tragedy -- Ch. 26. Remembering Ring -- Ch. 27. The captain -- Pt. VII. On getting old -- Ch. 28. The young writer meets the aged poet -- Ch. 29. The last summer of "Stan the Man" -- Ch. 30. Past their prime -- Ch. 31. Even sportswriters get old -- Ch. 32. Carl Furillo, 1922-1989. |
| Summary |
Spanning half a century, this first comprehensive anthology presents a showcase of 50 years worth of Kahn's celebrated work to a new generation of sports fans--from a 1955 article on the incomparable Jackie Robinson to excerpts from his recent bestselling book on the controversial '78 Yankees. |
| Subject |
Baseball -- United States -- Miscellanea.
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Sports -- United States -- Miscellanea.
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| Added Author |
Miraldi, Robert.
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| ISBN |
007144727X alkaline paper |
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9780071481199 |
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