1941--The Greatest Year in Sports Two Baseball Legends, Two Boxing Champs, and the Unstoppable Thoroughbred Who Made History in the Shadow of War

Name: 1941--The Greatest Year in Sports Two Baseball Legends, Two Boxing Champs, and the Unstoppable Thoroughbred Who Made History in the Shadow of War
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ISBN: 9780767924160

ISBN-10: 0767924169

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Authors: Mike Vaccaro

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Joe DiMaggio . . . Ted Williams . . . Joe Louis . . . Billy Conn . . . Whirlaway Against the backdrop of a war that threatened to consume the world, these athletes transformed 1941 into one of the most thrilling years in sports history. In the summer of 1941, America paid attention to sports with an intensity that had never been seen before. World War II was raging in Europe and headlines grew worse by the day; even the most optimistic people began to accept the inevitability of the United States being drawn into the conflict. In sports pages and arenas at home, however, an athletic perfect storm provided unexpected—and uplifting—relief. Four phenomenal sporting events were underway,…

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List price: $22.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.18" wide x 7.93" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Mike Vaccaro is an award-winning sports writer who has been the lead sports columnist for the New York Post since 2002, where his "Open Mike" and "Vac's Whacks" pieces are regular Sunday features. He has reported from four Olympics, 12 World Series, 10 Super Bowls, eight Final Four tournaments, and five U.S. Opens. He is the author of 1941: The Greatest Year in Sports; Emperors and Idiots: The Hundred Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the Curse; and The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912. He lives in North Jersey.



Introduction



"Good-bye, dear, I'll be back in a year.": The draft hovers over everybody, even a slugger named Hammerin' Hank



"God gave horses tails for a reason.": The rise, fall, and rebirth of a horse called "Mr. Longtail"



"A hell of a lot of horse on your hands": "Here Comes Whirlaway!" echoes from Louisville to Baltimore to New York



"There's no use kidding myself.": Joe DiMaggio searches for answers at the edge of the abyss



"Hell with the lid taken off": Billy Conn, Joe Louis, and the bruising pursuit of fame



"You're in for a fight tonight, Joe.": A challenger takes his best shot while a champion seeks his finest hour



"The only time to worry is when you're not hitting.": A streak becomes a Streak as a nation turns its lonely eyes to DiMaggio



"I'd like to hoist that mark where nobody could reach it.": An unassuming hero, an unbreakable record, and an unforgettable night in Cleveland



"Wasn't it a pip?": Terrible Ted, the Splendid Splinter, the Kid, and the pursuit of .400



"Bud, I'm a hitter.": How Teddy Ballgame became the best damned hitter who ever lived



"We can't go around with sad faces.": Sports, soldiers, solidarity, and a date which will live in infamy


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Index