David halberstam october 1964 book

Louis cardinals baseball team, new york yankees baseball team. October 1964 by david halberstam 1995 sometimes the best sports books are not really sports books, as is the case with david halberstam s brilliant october 1964, which tells the story of a changing america through the microcosm of two very different baseball teams. The title suggest this to be a chronicle of the 1964. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 04, 20 audio book of october 1964 by david halberstam. Dec 18, 2012 david halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporters tenacity, superbly details the end of the fifteenyear reign of the new york yankees in october 1964. In the vernacular of the present day, october 1964 has recently been debunked but lovingly by columnistauthor rob neyer. Ironically the time period with the least amount of time spent on it in david halberstam s book october 1964 would be october 1964.

In the novel october 1964 written by david halberstam tells the story of the game between the yankees and the cardinals. October 1964, david halberstams ode to the battle between the new york yankees and the st. Most of all, however, david halberstam s new book should be a hit with anyone interested in understanding the important interplay between sports and society. Summer of 49, october 1964, the amateurs, playing for keeps by david halberstam it was amazing 5. David halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporters tenacity, superbly details the end of the fifteenyear reign of the new york yankees in october 1964. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. In both baseball and society, old dynasties were dying, mores were challenged, and the civil rights movement was making americans uncomfortable with a status quo that had been in place since the end of the civil war. See all books authored by david halberstam, including the coldest winter. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. October 1964 by halberstam, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. David halberstam books list of books by author david. Apr 05, 20 audio book of october 1964 by david halberstam.

October 1964 by david halberstam hardcover brand new. A book of deep insight and importance, october 1964 is also, like halberstams previous baseball work, a great read. After halberstams death, the book project was taken over by frank gifford, who played for the losing new york giants in the 1958 game, and was titled the glory game, published by harpercollins in october 2008 with an introduction dedicated to david halberstam. October 1964 book by david halberstam 4 available editions. Louis cardinals, is an amazing portrait of america. David halberstams october 1964, a classic baseball book, catapults me back to the first season that i was fully immersed in the game, the true starting point of my baseball fandom. Halberstam s writing is smooth and natural, a joy to read.

David halberstam s october 1964, a classic baseball book, catapults me back to the first season that i was fully immersed in the game, the true starting point of my baseball fandom. October 1964 by david halberstam 1995, paperback for. Louis cardinals who hadnt been in the world series since they were an allwhite. Ironically the time period with the least amount of time spent on it in david halberstams book october 1964 would be october 1964. Halberstam weaves the life stories of dozens of players, managers, coaches, scouts, and team owners into this. It encourages you to believe that the book s focus is on the 1964 world series that pitted the young, modernizing st. David halberstam is a great writer who has written about sports. It encourages you to believe that the book s focus is on the 1964 world series that pitted the young.

The boston globe compelling1964 is a chronicle of the end of a great dynasty and of a game, like the country, on the cusp of enormous change. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read october 1964. Most of all, however, david halberstams new book should be a hit with anyone interested in understanding the important interplay between sports and society. Buy yankee cardinals world series 1964, october 1st ballantine books ed by halberstam, david isbn. Pulitzer prizewinning journalist halberstam the fifties, 1993, etc. David halberstam audio books, best sellers, author bio. The new york times bestseller the best sports book of the year october 1964 should be a hit with oldtime. It is both sports and history, as well as a fascinating account of an electrifying baseball championship against the background of profound social change. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. The riveting story of how two very different baseball teams, reflective of the times in america, got to the 1964 world series.

David halberstam was a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of numerous books, including the best and the brightest, the powers that be, the reckoning, summer of 49, playing for keeps, and war in a time of peace. He won a pulitzer prize for international reporting in 1964. October 1964 is halberstam s exciting new book about baseball this time about the last season of that yankee dynasty. In fact, halberstam doesnt begin his coverage of the series until page 316, and then its seven quick chapters one per game and a fine epilogue to the completion at page 373. David halberstam is undoubtedly one of the great journalists of the past few decades. Simply brit shipped with premium postal service within 24 hours from the uk with impressive delivery time. The story is told by a narrator who is all knowing when telling the story. The title of david halberstams baseball classic, october 1964, is a bit misleading. The book s title october 1964 is in a way misleading, as it is more about how the teams got to the 64 world series as opposed to the series itself. David halberstam april 10, 1934 april 23, 2007 was an american writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the vietnam war, politics, history, the civil rights movement, business, media, american culture, and later, sports journalism. In the book halberstam does not only tell the story of the fall of the yankees.

Books by david halberstam author of the breaks of the game. David halberstam s most popular book is the breaks of the game. October, 1964 by david halberstam 1994, hardcover for sale. America and the korean war, and the best and the brightest, and more on. Heroes have a habit of growing larger over time, as do the arenas in which they excelled. Historian david halberstam chronicled the series and mid1960s america in his book october 1964. That october found the yankees going headtohead with the st. Halberstams premise is that vast changes had occurred in american society in the 15 years that.

The title of david halberstam s baseball classic, october 1964, is a bit misleading. As the new york times correspondent in vietnam in the early 60s, he was one of the most influential media voices on the war and the best and the brightest was one of the first really important books on what had gone wrong. While the two giants who square off in david halberstam s tale of an evolving america in 1964. Halberstam was killed in a car crash in 2007, while doing research for a book. Louis cardinals in 1964, the yankees would not return to the world series until 1976. Buy a cheap copy of october 1964 book by david halberstam. It is both sports and history, as well as a fascinating account of an. October 1964 is halberstams exciting new book about baseball. The new york times bestseller the best sports book of the year october 1964 should be a hit with oldtime baseball fans, wholl relish the opportunity to relive that years todiefor world series, when the dynastic but aging new york yankees squared off against the upstart st. The nook book ebook of the david halberstam on sports. October 1964 by david halberstam 1995 sometimes the best sports books are not really sports books, as is the case with david halberstam s brilliant october 1964, which tells the story of a. Oct 03, 2016 historian david halberstam chronicled the series and mid1960s america in his book october 1964.

Dec 18, 2012 october 1964 ebook written by david halberstam. David halberstam books list of books by author david halberstam. But you would not know that by reading october 1964 his analysis of the amazing 1964 major league baseball season that culminated in a memorable world series matchup between the perennial power, new york yankees, and the st. Halberstams writing is smooth and natural, a joy to read. David halberstam has 69 books on goodreads with 144310 ratings. Yankee cardinals world series 1964, october by david halberstam, 9780449983676, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. October 1964 is halberstams exciting new book about baseball this time about the last season of that yankee dynasty. October, 1964 by david halberstam 1994, hardcover for. Like the previous book, it is both sports and history, and it is a fascinating account of. The new york times bestseller the best sports book of the year october 1964 should be a hit with oldtime baseball fans, wholl relish the opportunity to relive that years todiefor world. Louis cardinals against the new york yankees, a regressive, crumbling giant trading on past glory. One of the pleasures of his book is its leisurely, premtv pace. David halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporters tenacity, superbly details the end of the 15year reign of the new york yankees in october 1964. October 1964 by david halberstam 1995 sometimes the best sports books are not really sports books, as is the case with david halberstams brilliant october 1964, which tells the.