The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 06/16/1999
ISBN: 9780395945148
Pages: 816
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 2.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/26/1999 pg. 69
Ingram Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 122
Booklist 05/15/1999 pg. 1660
Booklist 09/01/1999 pg. 62
School Library Journal 12/01/1999 pg. 166
Library Journal 05/15/1999
Library Journal 12/01/1999