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Book // Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from The Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the... < Kindle \ 2VRRVBH54G Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It By Donald Honig Audible Studios on Brilliance, United States, 2015. CD-Audio. Book Condition: New. Unabridged. 170 x 137 mm. Language: English . Brand New. Donald Honig crossed the country to meet and interview former big-league ball players. They shared their memories with him and the result is a book packed with nostalgia, statistics, action, revelations an extraordinary oral history of baseball in the halcyon days beween the two world wars. Babe Ruth, Lefty Grove, Ted Williams, Bob Feller, Dizzy Dean, Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, and many others are brought to life through the recollections of Wes Ferrell, Charlie Gehringer, Elbie Fletcher, Bucky Waters, Billy Herman, Cool Papa Bell, Spud Chandler, Pete Reiser, and a host of others. Those were the days when the grass was real, salaries were modest, Bob Feller was America s most famous 17-year-old, and idealism was in full swing. Baseball builds your pride, said pitcher Wes Ferrell, who played it in order to be a better guy. READ ONLINE [ 1.73 MB ] Reviews Completely one of the best publication I have actually read. Indeed, it is perform, nonetheless an interesting and amazing literature. Your lifestyle span will likely be transform when you complete reading this book. -- Mrs. Agustina Kemmer V Completely essential study publication. Better then never, though i am quite late in start reading this one. I am very easily could get a delight of reading a composed publication. -- Marilyne Macejkovic DMCA Notice | Terms.
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