Summer of 49: The Classic Chronicle of the Mythic 1949 YankeesRed Sox Rivalry Between DiMaggio and Williams (Harper Perennial
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DazzlingA celebration of a vanished heroic age and a simpler America New York Times Book ReviewDavid Halberstams classic chronicle of baseballs most magnificent season, as seen through the battle royal between Joe DiMaggios Yankees and Ted Williamss Red Sox for the hearts of a nation.The year was 1949, and a warwearied nation turned from the battlefields to the ball fields in search of new heroes. It was a summer that marked the beginning of a sports rivalry unequaled in the annals of athletic competition. The awesome New York Yankees and the indomitable Boston Red Sox were fighting for supremacy of baseballs American League and an aging Joe DiMaggio and a brash, headstrong hitting phenomenon named Ted Williams led their respective teams in a classic pennant duel of almost mythic proportionsone that would be decided in an explosive headtohead confrontation on the last day of the season.With incredible skill, passion and insight, Pulitzer Prizewinning author David Halberstam returns us to that miraculous summerand to a glorious time when the dreams of a now almost forgotten America rested on the crack of a bat.
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