Best American Sports Writing of the Century

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 author

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.

Product details

• Authors: David Halberstam, David (EDT)/ Stout Halberstam, Glenn Stout
• Assisted by: David Halberstam (Editor), Glenn Stout (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.1999
• EAN: 9780395945148
• ISBN: 978-0-395-94514-8
• No. of pages: 776
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 57 mm
• Series: The Best American Sports Writing Series; Best American Series (R); Best American; Best American Series (R); The Best American Sports Writing Series
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays, Sports & Recreation, SPORTS & RECREATION / History