Epic Season: The 1948 American League Pennant Race

by David E. Kaiser

Book Overview

This book recounts the story of one of the most memorable seasons in the history of major league baseball. Drawing on interviews with surviving participants as well as daily newspaper accounts, David Kaiser re-creates the drama of the 1948 American League pennant race and places it within a broader historical context.

Unfolding at a time when baseball truly was America's "national pastime," the '48 season saw three teams vie for a championship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558491473
• ISBN13: 9781558491472
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher