A history of americas favorite game, published by modern library in 2006, which contained his short riff on musial as the embodiment of the american game. The story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it harper perennial modern classics by lawrence s ritter apr 6, 2010. In this way the chronicles series mirrors oxford university press very short introductions series, which covers similar topics. Bestselling author george vecsey is an esteemed and awardwinning sports journalist for the new york times. George will a fascinating and profound look at the most underrated great player of all time, and one of the true gentlemen of the game, stan musial. Vecseys baseball books cover several different periods of the game. In 2005 the judge broke up a street brawl near the courthouse. George spencer vecsey born 1939 is an american nonfiction author and sports columnist for the new york times. He is also the older brother of fellow sports journalist, columnist, and f. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including baseball. George vecsey, a sports columnist for the new york times, has written about such events as the fifa world cup and the olympics but considers baseball, the sport hes covered since 1960, his favorite game. Baseball s most valuable players book by george vecsey 1966. A history of americas favourite game modern library classics by george vecsey 2008 paperback.
Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Coal miners daughter, with loretta lynn, a new york times bestseller for eight weeks and was later made into an academyaward winning movie. George vecseys baseball is part of the modern library chronicles series, wherein each volume is intended to be a short 150200 pages introduction to a particular historical subject. In baseball, one of the great bards of americas grand old game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its prerepublic roots to. While he reports the story diligently and has written it with flashes. All of that knowledge is reflected in his terrific and timely book, which is a wonderful guide to a game whose inscrutability i have only now come to appreciate. The subtitle of vecseys book speaks accurately to the perspective heremusials life stands as a paradigm of the virtue, modesty, and hard work we hope to believe about our nation. George vecsey s book proves it, without wasting a word.
Baseball by george vecsey overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lee eisenberg, author of the number in baseball, one of the great bards of americas grand old game gives a rousing account. George vecseys book proves it, without wasting a word. Vecseys book has about as many words as most standard illustrated history tabletoppers, and, frankly, he gives us so much more than a bare introduction, yet less than a textbook, and for those who miss a more comprehensive milestones of the game and actually thought they were going to get it from modern library, vecsey provides a quirky chronology of just those developments the quickest tour through the advancing technology of the game youre ever likely to get. In the rivals, he covers the entire history of the yankeesred sox rivalry from the first half of the century up until recent years.
Enjoy millions of the latest android apps, games, music, movies, tv, books, magazines. Its difficult not to wax romantic about musial and the golden age of baseball. George vecsey has written more than a dozen books and wrote the new york times sports of the times column from 1982 to 2011. A history of americas favorite game, among others, was the main guest on yesterdays brian lehrer show. After the baseball work, visiting historic kyoto, where a woman addressed my wife in french. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An american life, published by ballantineespn books in may of 2011. It is a fair biography, and a reasonably interesting read, but there is no poetry to musials bland excellence, no drama in his struggles, no broad strokes of heroism in his consistent grace. There are three kinds of baseball players the good, the great and the gods. A history of americas favorite game george vecsey, author. Baseball has been around in various forms for thousands of years, but within the last 200 years it has become an american.
A history of americas favourite game modern library classics modern library pbk ed by george vecsey isbn. In baseball, he recounts the history of americas national pastime. Happily, and at long last, george vecsey has taken musials measure in this delightful biography of a man and a baseball era. George vecsey has written six national bestselling books, including stan musial. A history of americas favorite game and loretta lynn. A history of americas favorite game modern library chronicles series book 25. An american life is as flat as a baseball card, and not nearly as colorful.
Lee eisenberg, author of the number in baseball, one of the great bards of americas grand old game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its prerepublic roots to the present day. See all books by george vecsey about george vecsey george vecsey, a sports columnist for the new york times, has written about such events as the fifa world cup and the olympics but considers baseball, the sport hes covered since 1960, his favorite game. A history of americas favorite game modern library chronicles series book 25 kindle edition by vecsey, george. A history of americas favorite game by george vecsey. The musial book follows vecsey s previous book, baseball. The baseball history was the first sports book in a series whose authors include karen armstrong, hans kung, ian buruma and alan brinkley. Baseball is americas game but soccer is the worlds game, and no american writer knows more about the worlds game than george vecsey.
Coal miners daughter with loretta lynn, which was made into an academy awardwinning film. Baseball football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. An american life, winningly captures the essence of this son of the depression. In fact, the sox were trailing, 4 games to 3 at that point. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading baseball.
George vecsey s exhaustively researched book, stan musial. Baseball has been around in various forms for thousands of years, but only within the last 200 years has it. See all books authored by george vecsey, including stan musial. It can give the impression of skipping around simply because of the breadth of the subject vecsey is trying to cover. A history of americas favorite game modern library. A biography of stan musial, one of baseballs great hitters who nonetheless kept a low profile. Vecsey is best known for his work in sports, but has cowritten several autobiographies with nonsports figures. Random house value publishing staff paperback books. By george vecsey ed charles, infield sage of the miracle mets, is dead at 84 he was the clubhouse wise man for a team of upstarts who surprised the baseball world with a championship in 1969. Mike marshall, currently looking for a job as a college teacher or baseball coach, has not yet read the book. Baseball has been around in various forms for thousands of years, but only wi. Coal miners daughter with loretta lynn, which was made into an.
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