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David Halberstam was one of America's most distinguished journalists and historians. His many books on politics and power in America include
The Best and the Brightest,
War in a Time of Peace, and
The Coldest Winter. He was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his early reporting in Vietnam. Of his many bestsellers,
The Amateurs,
The Breaks of the Game,
Summer of ’49, and
The Education of a Coach are counted among the best sports books of our time. He was killed in a car accident on April 23, 2007, while on his way to an interview for what was to be his next book."
Everything They Had shows that Halberstam understood that games can be vehicles for social change and diversions from the weightier matters of life. This collection is a bittersweet reminder of how thoroughly he mastered his craft."
—Sports Illustrated
"Everything They Had is a book to savor and return to frequently."
—Mary Foster, Associated Press
"To Halberstam, sports always meant something beyond the arena, beyond the balls and strikes . . . Big picture perspective defined Halberstam's sportswriting."
—Los Angeles Times
"Halberstam wrote with the deep knowledge and keen enthusiasm of a true fan."
—Gay Talese
David Halberstam was a celebrated journalist and historian of American politics. He was also a sports writer. Everything They Had brings together for the first time many of his articles--on subjects ranging from Michael Jordan to fly-fishing--that were selected from Halberstam's five decades as one of America's most distinguished journalists. These are dazzling portraits of some of the most compelling figures of our era--the superstars of popular sports and the amateur athletes who play for the love of the game. No matter the sport, no matter the player, Halberstam's passion for honorable competition and his admiration for each gifted athlete is evident in every word.
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This work delivers the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's unique vision of sports, with an intimate and personal collection that reveals the ideals of a culture steeped in integrity, loyalty, and character.
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"Sometimes sports mirrors society, sometimes it allows us to understand the larger society a little better. But mostly, it is a world of entertainment of talented and driven young men and women who do certain things with both skill and passion."
--David Halberstam
David Halberstam was a distinguished journalist and historian of American politics. He was also a sports writer. Everything They Had brings together for the first time his articles from newspapers and magazines, a wide-ranging collection edited by Glenn Stout, selected over the full scope of Halberstam's five decades as one of America's most honored journalists. These are dazzling portraits of some of the most compelling sports figures of our era, the superstars of popular sports like basketball, football, and baseball, but also fishing, soccer, and rowing, and the amateur athletes who play for the love of the game.
In "My Dinner with Theodore," Halberstam recounts his long anticipated--and unforgettable--meeting with Red Sox legend Ted Williams. Against the backdrop of 1960s Nashville, he beautifully recounts a lifelong love of football in "How I Fell in Love with the NFL." And "Men Without Women," set on a fishing expedition in Patagonia, is more than a hunt for giant brown trout--it is a story of fishing, friendship, and fellowship. These and many more stories exemplify the breadth and depth of David Halberstam's devotion to diverse sports and his respect and fascination for the men and women who play them so well.
The result is an intimate and personal collection that reveals the issues and the ideals David Halberstam cared about--racial equality, friendship, loyalty, and character--and creates a vivid and unforgettable portrait of the author himself. Everything They Had takes its rightful place alongside Halberstam's bestselling sports titles, which include The Breaks of the Game, The Amateurs, Summer of '49, and The Education of a Coach.
About the Author
David Halberstam was one of America's most distinguished journalists and historians. After graduating from Harvard in 1955, he covered the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement, then was sent overseas by the New York Times to report on the war in Vietnam. The author of fifteen bestsellers, including The Best and the Brightest, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his Vietnam reporting at the age of thirty. He was killed in a car accident on April 23, 2007, while on his way to an interview for what was to be his next book.