Ed Linn (1922–2000)
Autor(a) de Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams
About the Author
Obras de Ed Linn
Masque of honor 1 exemplar(es)
Big Julie Of Vegas 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
The Baseball Reader: Favorites from the Fireside Book of Baseball (1980) — Contribuinte — 103 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1922
- Data de falecimento
- 2000-02-07
- Sexo
- male
Membros
Resenhas
Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams de Ed Linn
Ted wasn't a great man most of the time, but boy could he hit. Solid bio of arguably the greatest hitter whoever lived.
½First and foremost, Ed Linn is a master storyteller. How? His prowess is in the little details that give things depth, that make situations and histories real. There are a few items that have stuck with me since reading this book years ago: that Williams' real full name was "Teddy Williams" – not "Theodore Samuel Williams," as he was credited on his baseball cards and in other mentions over the years; that Williams was of Mexican descent, so often glossed over in Boston and histories of the man; and that he was happier by himself.
Linn pulls no punches, which is a great benefit to the reader looking for a history that sidesteps the hero worship that runs rampant in so many sports biographies.
A must read.… (mais)
Linn pulls no punches, which is a great benefit to the reader looking for a history that sidesteps the hero worship that runs rampant in so many sports biographies.
A must read.… (mais)
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New York Yankees (1)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 223
- Popularidade
- #100,550
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 9