The Glory of Their Times
The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Lawrence S Ritter
Step up to the plate and uncover the golden era of baseball in this bestselling sports classic. The Glory of Their Times brings to life the raw, intimate, and exciting world of early 20th century baseball through the stories of those who played and lived the game. With giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb dominating the field, this monumental book is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest ever written about the sport. A must-read for every baseball fan.
Publish Date
1992-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
1992-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1966
Goodreads Rating
4.37
ISBN
9780061994715
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2021-10-19T21:00:51.000Z
This was the first great baseball book I read as an early teen. I knew in an instant I wanted to be a baseball historian of the deadball era (ca 1876–1920). – source