Summer of '49 - SIGNED

Author(s): David Halberstam

RARE AND COLLECTIBLE | SPORT

This #1 bestselling baseball classic of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is "dazzling . . . heart-stopping . . . A celebration of a vanished heroic age" (The New York Times Book Review). The summer of 1949: It was baseball's Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams'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 '49 is Pulitzer Prize winner David Halberstam's engrossing look at not only a sports rivalry, but a time when America's very identity was wrapped up in its beloved national game.  

1989, Reprint. A very good copy only marked by foxing to the edges and a small dent to the bottom edge of the boards. The d/w is unclipped and very good with light edge rubbing and light sunfading of the spine. Now in a protective cover. This copy has been inscribed, dated and SIGNED by the author to a plate which has been affixed to the title page. Scans available if required.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780688066789
  • : William Morrow & Company
  • : William Morrow & Company
  • : 0.680389
  • : April 1989
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 416
  • : 796.357/64
  • : Hardback
  • : David Halberstam