Summer of '49

David Halberstam Summer of ‘49 Kyle Peoples U.S. History Period 5 Summer Of ’49. By David Halberstam. (New York: Avon Books. 1989. Pp. XIV, 319.) David Halberstam was born April 10, 1934, in New York, New York. During his childhood, he would go down to the Polo Grounds and watch the Yankees, his heroes, whom he describes in his book. He graduated from Harvard University in 1955, and began his career as a war correspondent and political reporter. For the next ten …showed first 75 words of 2646 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2646 total…and we both long for a return to when baseball wasn’t a show business. This reader would recommend the Summer of ’49, to any baseball fan, causal or enthusiast. However, Halberstam realizes that not all readers know the intertwining history and player relationships of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox; so he writes in such an enjoyable, interesting and informative manner that really anyone can read it and will become an instant fan.