Category : BaseballIn this wonderful page-turner, veteran sports journalist Mike Vaccaro brings to life a bygone era in cinematic and intimate detail?and re-creates the magic and suspense of the world?s first classic series.Despite a major presidential election, the near-assassination of Teddy Roosevelt, and the most sensational trial of the young century, baseball dominated front-page headlines in October 1912. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants of that year?two of the finest ball clubs that had ever been assembled?went head-to-head in a thrilling eight-game battle that ultimately elevated the World Series from a regional October novelty to a national obsession.From the Trade Paperback edition.Other products from Rakuten Kobo Canada
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