- Taschenbuch: 384 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Auflage: Reprint (19. März 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060007818
- ISBN-13: 978-0060007812
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,1 x 13,2 x 2,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (13 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.145.685 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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With the airwaves saturated with so much sporting choice, it's hard to imagine how, not that long ago, baseball so completely dominated the landscape and captured imaginations. Given the 1949 season that veteran journalist David Halberstam meticulously recreates, maybe it's not so hard after all. It was a season of great public and personal drama for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, with the conflict finally resolving itself in a Yankee pennant following a head-to-head showdown on the final day of the season. Each team was led by a star of the highest magnitude: Joe DiMaggio spurred the Yankees despite missing half the season with a foot injury; Ted Williams virtually carried the Sox on his back, missing an unprecedented third Triple Crown by mere decimal points on his batting average. Halberstam focuses much of his narrative on the trials of these two individual sporting giants, adding fine supporting performances by Yogi Berra, Ellis Kinder, Dom DiMaggio, even restaurateur Toots Shoor. Both on and off the field, Halberstam beautifully captures the ethos of a more innocent game that no longer exists, played by heroes far more driven by their pride than by their salaries.
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This book is ostensibly about the pennant race between the Yankees and Red Sox that year and the "rivalry" between Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. But, as he did in Breaks of the Game (LJ 11/15/81) and The Amateurs (LJ 7/85), Halberstam focuses on a season and studies an era. Baseball came of age in the summer of 1949. Postwar America looked to baseball for a sense of normalcy in its life; television began to have an impact on the sport; Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Summer of '49 is more than a collection of anecdotes. It is a study of all the elements and personalities that influenced baseball that year and beyond. Halberstam brings them together in such an enjoyable, interesting, and informative manner that a reader needn't be a baseball fan to appreciate the book.
- Martin J. Hudacs, Towanda H.S., Pa.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
- Martin J. Hudacs, Towanda H.S., Pa.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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In the years immediately following World War II, professional baseball mesmerized the American people as it never had before and never would again. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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The author gives you a great insight into the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry as played out in 1949, and does a remarkable job of making you feel like you are in the stands watching these 2 terrific teams do battle. I read most of this book on the beaches of Cape Cod, and it felt like I had the game on the radio and I was transported to baseball's golden age. I particularly enjoyed the inside stuff on Joe DiMaggio (even though I'm a Red Sox fan!)
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The details of the games that kept the race tight right up until the seasons end were not as interesting as the behind the scenes commentary. This was baseball taking baby steps across the color barrier. This was baseball in an era when many of the greats were beginning to fade and the next generation of phemons were just arriving. Baseball in the throes of a painful but game saving transition. Halbertstam is especially good at focusing on some long forgotten players such as Ellis Kinder of the Red Sox.
Although this book is devoid of the intracacies of the game, it is rich in lore and should elighten both the uninitiated and the baseball afficianado.
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Some baseball seasons are more important than others- the 1941 season saw the twin feats of Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak and Ted Williams .406 batting average, the 1951 season saw the incredible comeback of the New York Giants and Robby Thomson's miracle home run, and the 1964 season saw the final decline and fall of the New York Yankees.
The 1949 season is a special one for baseball as well. The New York Yankees, poised to begin their glory years, would square off with a talented Boston Red Sox team and defeat it in dramatic style thanks to the heroics of an injured Joe DiMaggio.
Summer of '49 is David Halberstam's story of that astounding season. More than a simple account of the season's wins and losses, Halberstam delves deep into the background of the players and coaches. The picture that comes into focus is a fascinating look at the way baseball was played in the 1940s and 50s, when players (many of whom had grown up on small farms in the Great Depression) fought hard to win and played every day as if it were their last. While not quite as interesting as his "October 1964", Halberstam has nevertheless written a wonderfully exciting account of what baseball was like over a half century ago.
This is a book that will make any baseball enthusiast smile.
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Excellent
especially for this Yankee fan & fan of the great Yankee-Bosox rivalr
Veröffentlicht am 7. Oktober 1999 von S. Rosenthal
A Baseball Epic!
The great David Halberstam uses his intellect and flare for a story to write a unique baseball book. He treats the Yankees vs. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Mai 1999 von Peter Carrozzo
A Great Baseball Book, a wonderful History Book
This book doesn't just talk about baseball, but explores the psyche of the men who played and formed the game. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. April 1999 veröffentlicht
THE best explanation of the glory years of baseball
I read this a couple years back but I still remember the cast of characters and their triumphs, failures, and think about them quite often, much to my surprise. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. April 1999 veröffentlicht
A real testament to DiMaggio
For those of us too young to have seen him play, this book forces you to appreciate the realness and authenticity of Joltin' Joe, especially pertinent based on his passing last... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. März 1999 von diamond6@gte.net
One of the best baseball books ever
Simply put, this is a great story. From the owners, players and mangers to the vendors and fans, this story truely takes you back in time to when baseball was a great American... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. März 1999 von jhaider@cadence.com
a total baseball immersion experience
I will keep this as succient as possible. Before I read the Summer of '49, I thought baseball was just a game. After reading it, I knew there was no going back. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. Juni 1998 veröffentlicht
A great American writer hits one out of the park!!!
David Halberstam captures the essence and emotion of the times in this stunning look at one of the greatest pennant races in baseball histoery. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. April 1998 von J. Dolezar
Halberstam brings alive baseball's "good 'ol days"
David Halberstam recalls his boyhood heroes - their personalities, feats, and frailties - and spins an outstanding tale of yesteryear. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 21. Januar 1998 veröffentlicht
The amazing 1949 pennant race between the Red Sox and Yanks.
Halberstam has an incredible knack for telling a story and integrating anecdotes into the work as well. This truly was an amazing book, Halberstam did a masterful job.
Am 17. Januar 1998 veröffentlicht
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