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The Home Run Heard 'Round the World

The Dramatic Story of the 1951 Giants-Dodgers Pennant Race

The Home Run Heard 'Round the World( )
Author: Robinson, Ray
Preface by: Costas, Bob
Series title:Dover Baseball Ser.
ISBN:978-0-486-48058-9
Publication Date:Mar 2011
Publisher:Dover Publications, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $12.95
Book Description:

Noted sports historian examines the curious circumstances surrounding history's most famous home run. This illustrated narrative is packed with suspense, nostalgia, and insightful anecdotes about legendary players.

Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.006 x 9.048 Inches
Book Weight:0.8 Pounds
Author Biography
Robinson, Ray (Author)
Raymond Kenneth Robinson was born on December 4, 1920 in Manhattan, New York. He graduated from Columbia University in 1941 and studied at Columbia's law school before serving in the Army during World War II. He began writing for local newspapers while stationed at military bases in the Southern United States. After he was discharged, he worked as an editor at various magazines including Seventeen and Good Housekeeping.

He wrote several biographies including Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time, Matty, an American Hero: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants, American Original: A Life of Will Rogers, and Rockne of Notre Dame: The Making of a Football Legend. He edited more than a dozen editions of Baseball Stars, an annual collection of short biographical essays. He died after having a stroke on November 1, 2017 at the age of 96.

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