The Game Must Go On

The Game Must Go On
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 431
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ISBN-10 : 9781250064790
ISBN-13 : 1250064791
Rating : 4/5 (791 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Game Must Go On by : John Klima

Download or read book The Game Must Go On written by John Klima and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of American baseball during World War II, both the professional players who left to join the war effort including Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Hank Greenberg, and the struggle to keep the game going on the home front by players including Pete Gray, a one-armed outfielder who played with the Browns, overcame the odds and became a shining example of baseball on the home front. Klima shows how baseball helped America win the war, and how baseball was shaped into the game it is today.

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