Description
Spanning the 1972–1976 seasons, this celebrated collection gathers Roger Angell’s New Yorker essays on baseball, its players, its rhythms, and the devoted fans who follow it. With his signature blend of keen observation, lyrical prose, and gentle humor, Angell transforms games, ballparks, and changing seasons into meditations on time, memory, aging, and passion. He captures both the intricate beauty of play on the field and the deeper emotional bond between baseball and the people who make it part of their lives. A landmark of sports writing, the book offers an eloquent and deeply human portrait of America’s game.
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paperback
University of Nebraska Press
Published Jan 1, 1977
413 pages
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First Published
1977
Language
eng
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