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The best American sports writing of the century, David Halberstam, editor ; Glenn Stout, series editor
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxiii, 776 p.
- Note
-
- Biographical notes (p. 763-772)
- Notable sports writing and sports writers of the century (p. 773-776)
- Contents
-
- The silent season of a hero / Gay Talese -- The last American hero / Tom Wolfe -- What do you think of Ted Williams now? / Richard Ben Cramer -- The day Bobby blew it / Brad Darrach -- Sport for Art's sake / Heywood Broun -- The Olympic army / Westbrook Pegler -- Louis knocks out Schmeling / Bob Considine -- Game called / Grantland Rice -- All the way to the grave / Frank Graham -- Next to godliness ; Miracle of Coogan's bluff ; Jim and his baubles ; The babe was always a boy-- one of a kind ; And all Dizzy's yesterdays / Red Smith -- One strike is out / Stanley Woodward -- Sal Maglie-- a gracious man / Murray Kempton -- Obit on the Dodgers / Dick Young -- If you're expecting one-liners / Jim Murray -- Oh, no! Not another boring interview with Steve Carlton / Diane K. Shah -- The LaMotta nuptials / Ira Berkow -- A very solid book / Mike Royko
- Eckie / Ring Lardner -- Lethal lightning / Jimmy Cannon -- Brownsville bum / W.C. Heinz -- Mr. Rickey and the game / Gerald Holland -- The rocky road of Pistol Pete ; The ghost of the gridiron / W.C. Heinz -- Lone wolf of tennis / Dick Schaap -- The Haig: rowdy rebel of the fairways / John Lardner -- Racing's angriest young man / Jimmy Breslin -- Hub fans bid kid adieu / John Updike -- The fight to live / Al Stump -- A rough time on the road / Stan Fischler
- The longest silence / Thomas McGuane -- The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved / Hunter S. Thompson -- Centre court / John McPhee -- Butkus / Arthur Kretchmer -- Gone for good / Roger Angell -- There was only one Casey / Wells Twombley -- Pain ; No más / Tom Boswell -- Medora goes to the game / George Plimpton -- The rabbit hunter ; The boxer and the blonde / Frank Deford -- The September song of Mr. October / David Remnick -- A brother's keeper / Mike Lupica -- Pure heart / William Nack -- The making of a goon / Johnette Howard -- The power and the glory / Paul Solotaroff -- Tangled up in blue / Peter Richmond -- The chosen one / Gary Smith -- Into thin air / Jon Krakauer -- Resurrecting the champ / J.R. Moehringer -- The champ and the chump / Murray Kempton -- Muhammad Ali then and now / Dick Schaap -- Ego / Norman Mailer -- Weird site for a fight / Jim Murray -- "Lawdy, lawdy, he's great" / Mark Kram -- My dinner with Ali / Davis Miller
- Isbn
- 9780395945131
- Label
- The best American sports writing of the century
- Title
- The best American sports writing of the century
- Statement of responsibility
- David Halberstam, editor ; Glenn Stout, series editor
- Language
- eng
- Member of
- o7ZbS67I0O8
- Cataloging source
- BIB
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Best American sports writing
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Halberstam, David
- Stout, Glenn
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Sports stories
- Sports
- Label
- The best American sports writing of the century, David Halberstam, editor ; Glenn Stout, series editor
- Note
-
- Biographical notes (p. 763-772)
- Notable sports writing and sports writers of the century (p. 773-776)
- Contents
-
- The silent season of a hero / Gay Talese -- The last American hero / Tom Wolfe -- What do you think of Ted Williams now? / Richard Ben Cramer -- The day Bobby blew it / Brad Darrach -- Sport for Art's sake / Heywood Broun -- The Olympic army / Westbrook Pegler -- Louis knocks out Schmeling / Bob Considine -- Game called / Grantland Rice -- All the way to the grave / Frank Graham -- Next to godliness ; Miracle of Coogan's bluff ; Jim and his baubles ; The babe was always a boy-- one of a kind ; And all Dizzy's yesterdays / Red Smith -- One strike is out / Stanley Woodward -- Sal Maglie-- a gracious man / Murray Kempton -- Obit on the Dodgers / Dick Young -- If you're expecting one-liners / Jim Murray -- Oh, no! Not another boring interview with Steve Carlton / Diane K. Shah -- The LaMotta nuptials / Ira Berkow -- A very solid book / Mike Royko
- Eckie / Ring Lardner -- Lethal lightning / Jimmy Cannon -- Brownsville bum / W.C. Heinz -- Mr. Rickey and the game / Gerald Holland -- The rocky road of Pistol Pete ; The ghost of the gridiron / W.C. Heinz -- Lone wolf of tennis / Dick Schaap -- The Haig: rowdy rebel of the fairways / John Lardner -- Racing's angriest young man / Jimmy Breslin -- Hub fans bid kid adieu / John Updike -- The fight to live / Al Stump -- A rough time on the road / Stan Fischler
- The longest silence / Thomas McGuane -- The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved / Hunter S. Thompson -- Centre court / John McPhee -- Butkus / Arthur Kretchmer -- Gone for good / Roger Angell -- There was only one Casey / Wells Twombley -- Pain ; No más / Tom Boswell -- Medora goes to the game / George Plimpton -- The rabbit hunter ; The boxer and the blonde / Frank Deford -- The September song of Mr. October / David Remnick -- A brother's keeper / Mike Lupica -- Pure heart / William Nack -- The making of a goon / Johnette Howard -- The power and the glory / Paul Solotaroff -- Tangled up in blue / Peter Richmond -- The chosen one / Gary Smith -- Into thin air / Jon Krakauer -- Resurrecting the champ / J.R. Moehringer -- The champ and the chump / Murray Kempton -- Muhammad Ali then and now / Dick Schaap -- Ego / Norman Mailer -- Weird site for a fight / Jim Murray -- "Lawdy, lawdy, he's great" / Mark Kram -- My dinner with Ali / Davis Miller
- Control code
- ocm41481155
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xxxiii, 776 p.
- Isbn
- 9780395945131
- System control number
- (Sirsi) ACR-1220
- Label
- The best American sports writing of the century, David Halberstam, editor ; Glenn Stout, series editor
- Note
-
- Biographical notes (p. 763-772)
- Notable sports writing and sports writers of the century (p. 773-776)
- Contents
-
- The silent season of a hero / Gay Talese -- The last American hero / Tom Wolfe -- What do you think of Ted Williams now? / Richard Ben Cramer -- The day Bobby blew it / Brad Darrach -- Sport for Art's sake / Heywood Broun -- The Olympic army / Westbrook Pegler -- Louis knocks out Schmeling / Bob Considine -- Game called / Grantland Rice -- All the way to the grave / Frank Graham -- Next to godliness ; Miracle of Coogan's bluff ; Jim and his baubles ; The babe was always a boy-- one of a kind ; And all Dizzy's yesterdays / Red Smith -- One strike is out / Stanley Woodward -- Sal Maglie-- a gracious man / Murray Kempton -- Obit on the Dodgers / Dick Young -- If you're expecting one-liners / Jim Murray -- Oh, no! Not another boring interview with Steve Carlton / Diane K. Shah -- The LaMotta nuptials / Ira Berkow -- A very solid book / Mike Royko
- Eckie / Ring Lardner -- Lethal lightning / Jimmy Cannon -- Brownsville bum / W.C. Heinz -- Mr. Rickey and the game / Gerald Holland -- The rocky road of Pistol Pete ; The ghost of the gridiron / W.C. Heinz -- Lone wolf of tennis / Dick Schaap -- The Haig: rowdy rebel of the fairways / John Lardner -- Racing's angriest young man / Jimmy Breslin -- Hub fans bid kid adieu / John Updike -- The fight to live / Al Stump -- A rough time on the road / Stan Fischler
- The longest silence / Thomas McGuane -- The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved / Hunter S. Thompson -- Centre court / John McPhee -- Butkus / Arthur Kretchmer -- Gone for good / Roger Angell -- There was only one Casey / Wells Twombley -- Pain ; No más / Tom Boswell -- Medora goes to the game / George Plimpton -- The rabbit hunter ; The boxer and the blonde / Frank Deford -- The September song of Mr. October / David Remnick -- A brother's keeper / Mike Lupica -- Pure heart / William Nack -- The making of a goon / Johnette Howard -- The power and the glory / Paul Solotaroff -- Tangled up in blue / Peter Richmond -- The chosen one / Gary Smith -- Into thin air / Jon Krakauer -- Resurrecting the champ / J.R. Moehringer -- The champ and the chump / Murray Kempton -- Muhammad Ali then and now / Dick Schaap -- Ego / Norman Mailer -- Weird site for a fight / Jim Murray -- "Lawdy, lawdy, he's great" / Mark Kram -- My dinner with Ali / Davis Miller
- Control code
- ocm41481155
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xxxiii, 776 p.
- Isbn
- 9780395945131
- System control number
- (Sirsi) ACR-1220
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