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Baseball was different in earlier days—tougher, rawer, more intimate—when giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ran the bases. In the monumental classic The Glory of Their Times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of those who played and lived the game.

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Great news for baseball fans--here is Lawrence Ritter's remarkable and universally hailed classic, now available in trade paperback. This is the enlarged edition, with 120 fantastic and rare photographs, of the 1966 original. In the words of 26 players, it describes what it was like to play major league baseball at the turn of the century and in the decades shortly thereafter.

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The Story of the

Early Days of Baseball

Told by the Men Who

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About the Author

Lawrence S. Ritter (1922-2004) was chairman of the Department of Finance at the Graduate School of Business Administration of New York University. He collaborated with fellow baseball historian Donald Honig on The Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time but is best known for The Glory of Their Times, one of the most famous sports books ever published.
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What makes this book unique amongst books of its sort is that the points of view of the various commentators are so individual and subjective. Many of the interviewees discuss the same person, team, or aspect of the game, yet come to very different conclusions. I found that this brought an immediacy to the book, as if those days were still alive and the games and individual rivalries were still a part of current events. Kudos to Mr. Ritter for capturing so many of these voices before they were all gone.
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ISBN:
9780061994715
Author:
Ritter, Lawrence S.
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Subject:
Baseball - History
Subject:
General
Subject:
General Sports & Recreation
Subject:
Sports and Fitness-Baseball General
Edition Description:
Enlarged
Series:
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication Date:
20100431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.22x6.08x1.03 in. .93 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Great news for baseball fans--here is Lawrence Ritter's remarkable and universally hailed classic, now available in trade paperback. This is the enlarged edition, with 120 fantastic and rare photographs, of the 1966 original. In the words of 26 players, it describes what it was like to play major league baseball at the turn of the century and in the decades shortly thereafter.
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Early Days of Baseball

Told by the Men Who

Played It
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