{"product_id":"great-american-baseball-stories-lyons-press-classics-paperback","title":"Great American Baseball Stories: Lyons Press Classics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Silverman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore multimillion-dollar salaries, luxury boxes, and player strikes became synonymous with professional sports, there existed the belief in playing simply \"for the love of the game.\" Nothing captures that spirit better than these twenty classic pieces about America's favorite pastime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollected here are the writings of Ring Lardner, Zane Grey, the Giants' immortal Christy Mathewson, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Finley Peter Dunne (who for a time was America's most popular humorist after Mark Twain), Burt Standish (creator of that all-American hero, Frank Merriwell), and many more. Baseball's golden era may have long since passed, but in the pages of Great American Baseball Stories, you can still sit in the bleachers for a nickel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelive the golden era of baseball with timeless classics from: \u003cbr\u003eAlbert G. Spalding \u003cbr\u003eHenry Chadwick \u003cbr\u003eErnest Lawrence Thayer \u003cbr\u003eGrantland Rice \u003cbr\u003eSol White \u003cbr\u003eBrig. Gen. Fredrick Funston \u003cbr\u003eZane Grey \u003cbr\u003eCandy Cummings \u003cbr\u003eAlfred H. Spink \u003cbr\u003eBurt L. Standish \u003cbr\u003eLester Chadwick \u003cbr\u003eFinley Peter Dunne \u003cbr\u003eChristy Mathewson \u003cbr\u003eDamon Runyon \u003cbr\u003eGrover Cleveland Alexander \u003cbr\u003eGerald Beaumont \u003cbr\u003eRing Lardner \u003cbr\u003eHugh Fullerton \u003cbr\u003eRalph D. Blanpied \u003cbr\u003eCharles E. Van Loan \u003cbr\u003eP.G. Wodehouse\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the olden days of flannel uniforms and metal spikes to those of retractable-domed stadiums and nine-figure player salaries; from the golden era of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb to that of present-day sluggers like Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey, Jr., perhaps no single athletic pursuit has managed to capture the imagination and devotion of the sporting public as much as the game of baseball. And it is no wonder that some of our finest writers have weighed in on this rich and fascinating subject.In The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told, editor Jeff Silverman collects some of the best writings, both fact and realistic fiction, that reflect the resonant history, tradition, agony and ecstasy of what has been affectionately dubbed our national pastime.With contributions from: John Updike, Gay Talese, Pete Hamill, Gary Smith, Roy Blount, Jr., Red Barber, Zane Grey, Vin Scully, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Silverman\u003c\/b\u003e, a former columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Herald Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and several national magazines. He is also editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLardner on Baseball, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eClassic Golf Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard Darwin on Golf, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49287751073944,"sku":"9781493039012","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/cmjMLh6PEa9781493039012.webp?v=1781899102","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/great-american-baseball-stories-lyons-press-classics-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}