Author | Robert Weintraub |
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Language | English |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 2013 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 460 |
ISBN | 978-0-316-20591-7 |
796.3570973-dc23 |
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age is a 2013 book written by Robert Weintraub whose previous work includes the New York Times best-seller The House That Ruth Built. [1]
The Victory Season focuses on the 1946 Major League Baseball season, which was the first full season that followed the end of World War II. Weintraub's book focuses on four major areas: [2]
Weintraub covers a number of other areas in the book, to include an attempt to unionize players, life in postwar Germany, shortages and rationing in the United States, and numerous anecdotes about some of baseball's most famous personalities to include Leo Durocher, Larry MacPhail, Tom Yawkey, Pete Reiser, and others. Although not as well known to baseball fans, Weintraub also tells the story of Eiji Sawamura, the Japanese pitching star who rebuffed offers to join major league baseball and who subsequently died in World War II fighting for Japan. [1]
Critics provided favorable reviews of the book and complimented Weintraub's "meticulous research" and ability to weave stories together in a "conversational style" that added to the books readability. [3] [4] [5]
"We see a lot of baseball books each spring, but few will be more supremely entertaining than The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age, Robert Weintraub's chronicle of the '46 season." [5]
"In The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age, Robert Weintraub recounts the game's joyous reacclimatization, duly honoring the fine record of service of many players, shedding light on veteran returns and underscoring significant contemporary events. [6]
"Weintraub is a big-league storyteller, and The Victory Season confirms that baseball is in his wheelhouse. Step up to this plate. You'll watch the 2013 baseball season with a different perspective. [3]
Author | Robert Weintraub |
---|---|
Language | English |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 2013 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 460 |
ISBN | 978-0-316-20591-7 |
796.3570973-dc23 |
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age is a 2013 book written by Robert Weintraub whose previous work includes the New York Times best-seller The House That Ruth Built. [1]
The Victory Season focuses on the 1946 Major League Baseball season, which was the first full season that followed the end of World War II. Weintraub's book focuses on four major areas: [2]
Weintraub covers a number of other areas in the book, to include an attempt to unionize players, life in postwar Germany, shortages and rationing in the United States, and numerous anecdotes about some of baseball's most famous personalities to include Leo Durocher, Larry MacPhail, Tom Yawkey, Pete Reiser, and others. Although not as well known to baseball fans, Weintraub also tells the story of Eiji Sawamura, the Japanese pitching star who rebuffed offers to join major league baseball and who subsequently died in World War II fighting for Japan. [1]
Critics provided favorable reviews of the book and complimented Weintraub's "meticulous research" and ability to weave stories together in a "conversational style" that added to the books readability. [3] [4] [5]
"We see a lot of baseball books each spring, but few will be more supremely entertaining than The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age, Robert Weintraub's chronicle of the '46 season." [5]
"In The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age, Robert Weintraub recounts the game's joyous reacclimatization, duly honoring the fine record of service of many players, shedding light on veteran returns and underscoring significant contemporary events. [6]
"Weintraub is a big-league storyteller, and The Victory Season confirms that baseball is in his wheelhouse. Step up to this plate. You'll watch the 2013 baseball season with a different perspective. [3]