Summer of '49: The Yankees and the Red Sox in Postwar America

HalberstamвЂTMs classic #1 bestseller, about the magical summer when baseballвЂTMs fiercest rivalry captured the nationвЂTMs imagination, and changed the sport foreverВ The summer of 1949: It was baseballвЂTMs Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggioвЂTMs New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted WilliamsвЂTMs Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment, the greatest players in baseball history brought their rivalry to the field, captivating the American public through the heart-pounding final moments of the season. This expansive story captures an era, incorporating profiles of the players and their families, fans, broadcasters, baseball executives, and sportswriters. Riveting in its blend of powerful detail and exhilarating narrative, The Summer of вЂTM49 is Pulitzer Prize–winner David HalberstamвЂTMs engrossing look at not only a sports rivalry, but at a time when AmericaвЂTMs very identity was wrapped up in its beloved national game.