"Chronicles the 1949 baseball season, which marked the beginning of the rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox."@en
""A journey through the 1949 pennant race, in which two legendary rivals, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, battled down to a winner-take-all final game of the season"--Page [2] of dust jacket."@en
""A journey through the 1949 pennant race, in which two legendary rivals, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, battled down to a winner-take-all final game of the season"--Page [2] of dust jacket."
"Halberstam & rsquo;s classic #1 bestseller, about the magical summer when baseball & rsquo;s fiercest rivalry captured the nation & rsquo;s imagination, and changed the sport forever The summer of 1949: It was baseball & rsquo;s Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio & rsquo;s New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams & rsquo;s Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment, the greatest players in baseball history brought their rivalry to the field, captivating the American public through the heart-pounding final moments of the season. This expansive story captures an era, incorporating profiles of the players and their families, fans, broadcasters, baseball executives, and sportswriters. Riveting in its blend of powerful detail and exhilarating narrative, The Summer of & rsquo;49 is Pulitzer Prize & ndash;winner David Halberstam & rsquo;s engrossing look at not only a sports rivalry, but at a time when America & rsquo;s very identity was wrapped up in its beloved national game. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam."@en
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