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GtrsRGr8 · 06-24-2014, 03:57 AM

I suppose a lot of notable things happened in October, 1964. What author David Halberstam has in mind is the 1964 World Series between the Yankees and the Cardinals.

I'm not much of a fan of baseball, but maybe some of you are. If you are, maybe you'll find this ebook a "must have." Even if you don't care for baseball, you might want to buy it because of the vaunted David Halberstam being the author (a short biography follows the book description below).

October 1964. By David Halberstam. Rated 4 1/2 stars from 105 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $17.00; digital list price $14.99; Kindle price now $2.99. http://www.amazon.com/October-1964-D...s=october+1964. 400 pages. This book may be available, and possibly greatly marked down, from other vendors, also; I did not check elsewhere.

Book Description
The bestselling follow-up to the classic The Summer of ’49, illuminating the heart-pounding 1964 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals

David Halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporter’s tenacity, superbly details the end of the fifteen-year reign of the New York Yankees in October 1964. That October found the Yankees going head-to-head with the St. Louis Cardinals for the World Series pennant. Expertly weaving the narrative threads of both teams’ seasons, Halberstam brings the major personalities on the field—from switch-hitter Mickey Mantle to pitcher Bob Gibson—to life. Using the teams’ subcultures, Halberstam also analyzes the cultural shifts of the sixties. The result is a unique blend of sports writing and cultural history as engrossing as it is insightful.

This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.

Short Biography
David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has chronicled the social, political, and athletic life of America in such bestselling books as The Fifties, The Best and the Brightest, and The Amateurs. He lives in New York.

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GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	October 1964--Bargain Priced Kindle by David Halberstam I suppose a lot of notable things happened in October, 1964. What author David Halberstam has in mind is the 1964 World Series between the Yankees and the Cardinals. I'm not much of a fan of baseball, but maybe some of you are. If you are, maybe you'll find this ebook a "must have." Even if you don't care for baseball, you might want to buy it because of the vaunted David Halberstam being the author (a short biography follows the book description below). October 1964. By David Halberstam. Rated 4 1/2 stars from 105 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $17.00; digital list price $14.99; Kindle price now $2.99. http://www.amazon.com/October-1964-D...s=october+1964. 400 pages. This book may be available, and possibly greatly marked down, from other vendors, also; I did not check elsewhere. Book Description The bestselling follow-up to the classic The Summer of ’49, illuminating the heart-pounding 1964 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals David Halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporter’s tenacity, superbly details the end of the fifteen-year reign of the New York Yankees in October 1964. That October found the Yankees going head-to-head with the St. Louis Cardinals for the World Series pennant. Expertly weaving the narrative threads of both teams’ seasons, Halberstam brings the major personalities on the field—from switch-hitter Mickey Mantle to pitcher Bob Gibson—to life. Using the teams’ subcultures, Halberstam also analyzes the cultural shifts of the sixties. The result is a unique blend of sports writing and cultural history as engrossing as it is insightful. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam. Short Biography David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has chronicled the social, political, and athletic life of America in such bestselling books as The Fifties, The Best and the Brightest, and The Amateurs. He lives in New York.