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My Baseball Diary (Writing Baseball (Paperback))

By: James T. Farrell
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 0809321890
ISBN-13: 9780809321896
Released: 30 Apr 1998
RRP: £17.50
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He Saw It All - By: , 13 Jun 1999
A close up view of the game & players of days of yore. Farrell saw them alll in action, from Shoeless Joe to the Georgia Peach.

This book contains at least two of the alll time great pieces of Baseballl writing. 1) Farrell's descripion of the meeting between Schalk & Campenella & 2) his visit to a player's boarding house in Chicago.

The comparision between the life of balll players in the pre-WWII period & that in the late 20th century is clear. Read Farrell's accounts then skip forward to read "Balll Four" & "Season's In Hell".