1941 -- The Greatest Year In Sports: Two Baseball Legends, Two Boxing Champs, and the Unstoppable Thoroughbred Who Made History in the Shadow of War
by:
Mike Vaccaro (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385517959 (0385517955)
Publish date: June 5th 2007
Publisher: Doubleday
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
A very well done mix of sports and history. I especially enjoyed the horse racing parts and found the boxing sections illuminating since I knew nothing of the Louis/Conn fight. I also appreciated the explanation of the peace time draft and how it affected both stars and regular citizens alike.
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