During the 1920s New York Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert once described his perfect afternoon at Yankee Stadium. 'It's when the Yankees score eight runs in the first inning,' Ruppert said, 'and then slowly pull away.' — Peter Golenbock Copy Share Image
Michael Bohn provides a rare opportunity to experience the American sporting scene in the Roaring Twenties. A constant stream of legendary characters marches across these pages. You’ll meet them all: The Babe, The Four Horsemen, The Manassa Manassas Mauler, The Wheaton Iceman, Bill Tilden, Gertrude Ederle, and Grantland Rice, the sportswriter whose purple prose made them all come alive. — Peter Golenbock Copy Share
What sets these - and all - racers apart from less daredevilish mortals is their complete lack of fear and their joy of doing… — Peter Golenbock Copy Share Image
“Doug Harvey was a stickler for the rules. When Harvey was in the minor leagues, all the other umpires would go out to a… — Peter Golenbock Copy Share Image
“To write a book about Mickey Mantle and not to show people who he really was doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. So I decided… — Peter Golenbock Copy Share Image
During the 1920s New York Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert once described his perfect afternoon at Yankee Stadium. 'It's when the Yankees score eight runs… — Peter Golenbock Copy Share Image
“the window for hours. He wouldn't talk to anyone. The players whispered that Joe and his first wife, Dorothy, had been dating, trying to… — Peter Golenbock Copy Share Image
