The Glory of Their Times
The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
Published on 6. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-06-199471-5 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
Enlarged ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
451 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-199471-5 (9780061994715)
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Lawrence S. Ritter
The Glory of Their Times
The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
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Person
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.