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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-100803264062

ISBN-139780803264069

eBay Product ID (ePID)1636483

Product Key Features

Book TitleBaseball and Other Matters in 1941

Number of Pages340 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicBaseball / History, United States / 20th Century, General

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, History

AuthorRobert W. Creamer

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight6.2 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-048662

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II."- Library Journal, "This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."- Sports Illustrated, "Creamer artfully weaves his own 1941-college-boy-on-the-cusp-of-war persona throughout the narrative. There are wonderful asides, ranging from Red Barber's early days as the Brooklyn Dodgers radio announcer to the draft woes of Detroit Tigers star Hank Greenberg."- Time, "Creamer artfully weaves his own 1941-college-boy-on-the-cusp-of-war persona throughout the narrative. There are wonderful asides, ranging from Red Barber's early days as the Brooklyn Dodgers radio announcer to the draft woes of Detroit Tigers star Hank Greenberg."-Time, "Creamer artfully weaves his own 1941-college-boy-on-the-cusp-of-war persona throughout the narrative. There are wonderful asides, ranging from Red Barber's early days as the Brooklyn Dodgers radio announcer to the draft woes of Detroit Tigers star Hank Greenberg."-Time., "Creamer is a solid and clever craftsman who knows when to stay in the dugout to let a narrative pitch itself. . . . How can you not love a book like this?"-Chicago Sun-Times, "This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."-Sports Illustrated, ""This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more.""-- Sports Illustrated ""Creamer is a solid and clever craftsman who knows when to stay in the dugout to let a narrative pitch itself. . . . How can you not love a book like this?""-- Chicago Sun-Times ""Creamer artfully weaves his own 1941-college-boy-on-the-cusp-of-war persona throughout the narrative. There are wonderful asides, ranging from Red Barber's early days as the Brooklyn Dodgers radio announcer to the draft woes of Detroit Tigers star Hank Greenberg.""-- Time ""[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II.""-- Library Journal, "Creamer is a solid and clever craftsman who knows when to stay in the dugout to let a narrative pitch itself. . . . How can you not love a book like this?"-Chicago Sun-Times., "Creamer is a solid and clever craftsman who knows when to stay in the dugout to let a narrative pitch itself. . . . How can you not love a book like this?"- Chicago Sun-Times, "[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II."-Library Journal., "[Creamer recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II."- Library Journal, "This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more." - Sports Illustrated. "Creamer is a solid and clever craftsman who knows when to stay in the dugout to let a narrative pitch itself. . . . How can you not love a book like this?" - Chicago Sun-Times. "Creamer artfully weaves his own 1941-college-boy-on-the-cusp-of-war persona throughout the narrative. There are wonderful asides, ranging from Red Barber's early days as the Brooklyn Dodgers radio announcer to the draft woes of Detroit Tigers star Hank Greenberg." - Time. "[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II." - Library Journal, "This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."-Sports Illustrated., "[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II."-Library Journal

Dewey Decimal796.357/0973

SynopsisRemembering the baseball--and other matters--of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir, "This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."-Sports Illustrated. " Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II."-Library Journal. Robert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball-and other matters-of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: Stengel: His Life and Times, Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat, Jocko, and The Quality of Courage.

LC Classification NumberGV863.A1C69 2000