October 1964
David Halberstam
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Publisher:
Open Road Media
Open Road Media
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2012
2012
ISBN-13:
9781453286128
Description:
<DIV><b>The bestselling follow-up to the classic <i>The Summer of ’49</i>, illuminating the heart-pounding 1964 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals</b><b><BR></b></div><DIV><BR>David Halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporter’s tenacity, superbly details the end of the fifteen-year reign of the New York Yankees in <i>October 1964</i>. That October found the Yankees going head-to-head with the St. Louis Cardinals for the World Series pennant. Expertly weaving the narrative threads of both teams’ seasons, Halberstam brings the major personalities on the field—from switch-hitter Mickey Mantle to pitcher Bob Gibson—to life. Using the teams’ subcultures, Halberstam also analyzes the cultural shifts of the sixties. The result is a unique blend of sports writing and cultural history as engrossing as it is insightful.</div><DIV> </div><DIV>This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.</div>
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