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The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

by David Halberstam (Editor)

Other authors: Roger Angell (Contributor), Ira Berkow (Contributor), Tom Boswell (Contributor), Jimmy Breslin (Contributor), Heywood Broun (Contributor) — 43 more, Jimmy Cannon (Contributor), Bob Considine (Contributor), Richard Ben Cramer (Contributor), Brad Darrach (Contributor), Frank Deford (Contributor), Stan Fischler (Contributor), Frank Graham (Contributor), W.C. Heinz (Contributor), Johnette Howard (Contributor), Murray Kempton (Contributor), Jon Krakauer (Contributor), Mark Kram (Contributor), Arthur Kretchmer (Contributor), John Lardner (Contributor), Ring Lardner (Contributor), Mike Lupica (Contributor), Norman Mailer (Contributor), Thomas McGuane (Contributor), John McPhee (Contributor), Davis Miller (Contributor), J.R. Moehringer (Contributor), Jim Murray (Contributor), William Nack (Contributor), Westbrook Pegler (Contributor), George Plimpton (Contributor), David Remnick (Contributor), Grantland Rice (Contributor), Peter Richmond (Contributor), Mike Royko (Contributor), Dick Schaap (Contributor), Diane K. Shah (Contributor), Gary Smith (Contributor), Red Smith (Contributor), Paul Solotaroff (Contributor), Glenn Stout (Series Editor), Al Stump (Contributor), Gay Talese (Contributor), Hunter S. Thompson (Contributor), Wells Twombly (Contributor), John Updike (Contributor), Tom Wolfe (Contributor), Stanley Woodward (Contributor), Dick Young (Contributor)

Series: The Best American Sports Writing (20th Century), Best American (20th Century)

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"Capturing the century's greatest moments in every sport from basseball to chess, these authors (Red Smith, Tom Boswell, John Updike, Jim Murray, Norman Mailer, W.C. Heinz, Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Dick Schaap, David Remnick, Ring Lardner, Gay Talese, William Nack, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Jon Krakauer) and their subjects (including Joe DiMaggio, Secretariat, Bobby Knight, and Muhammad Ali) reflect the rising societal importance of sports in this century, showing how sports have been shaped by such monumental events as war, the civil rights movement, and the changing economyomy."… (more)

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796.0973The arts › Recreational and performing arts › Athletic and outdoor sports and games › General Athletics And Sports › Biography And History › North America › United States

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PS509.S65Language and Literature › American literature › American literature › Collections of American literature

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