Ted Williams: A Portrait in Words and Pictures [Paperback]

Dick Johnson (Author), Glenn Stout (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1994

This unique baseball book offers a remarkable collection of original essays, previously unpublished photographs and insightful biography that offers a fascinating portrait of one of the game's greatest stars. An all-star cast of authors and baseball aficionados have contributed original essays. 180 photos.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

With nearly 200 photos and essays by the likes of David Halberstam, Stephen Jay Gould, and poet Donald Hall, this tribute to one of baseball's greatest hitters (some would argue the greatest) is, like the Splendid Splinter himself, in a league of its own. Williams's life story unfolds in words and pictures, beginning with his childhood in San Diego and ending with his post-baseball love of fly-fishing. (Like hitting a 90-mph fastball, tricking a finicky trout into taking a fly sometimes requires exceptional hand-eye coordination.) Along the way we are treated to Williams's many accomplishments in the batter's box, including his six batting titles, two Triple Crowns, and a career average of .344.

From Library Journal

Ted Williams was the last batter to achieve a .400 average (he hit .406 in 1941). In this retrospective, Johnson, curator for the Sports Museum of Boston, and Stout, a Boston Public Library staff member, have brought together essays on Williams by such literary luminaries as George V. Higgins and Stephen J. Gould. With over 180 photographs, this will supplement Michael Seidel's Ted Williams: A Baseball Life ( LJ 4/15/91), as well as Williams's own My Turn at Bat ( LJ 8/1/69).
-Mark Annichiarico, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Company (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802774342
• ISBN-13: 978-0802774347
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,762,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( W ) > Williams, Ted

More About the Author

Glenn Stout is the author, editor or ghostwriter of nearly eighty books, including the groundbreaking Boston Globe bestseller Fenway 1912: The Birth of a Ballpark, a Championship Season, and Fenway's Remarkable First Year, bestsellers Red Sox Century and Yankees Century, and the critically acclaimed Nine Months at Ground Zero, The Best American Sports Writing, and Young Woman and The Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the Worldand his own award winning juvenile sports biography series - "Good Sports." Glenn is available to make author visits to schools, deliver lectures on the history of Fenway Park and make other speaking engagements.

Born in Ohio and a graduate of Bard College, Glenn is dual citizen of the United States and Canada and lives in Vermont with his family, two cats, one dog and one rabbit on Lake Champlain. Before becoming a writer Glenn did construction work, served as a security guard, a painter, and worked in libraries. Glenn invites his readers to his blog, to join his facebook page for The Best American Sports Writing, or to visit his website, glennstout.net. Educators interested in arranging an "author visit" to their school can find information on Glenn's Good Sports website www.goodsportsbyglennstout or query Glenn directly at [e-mail].

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Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Man of Mystery Revealed, October 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Ted Williams a Portrait in Words and Pictures (Hardcover)

For many Ted Williams remains a mystery wrapped in an enigma. This well written and nicely crafted book does much to untangle the mystery, intrigue, and controversy that seems to orbit Ted Williams to this day.

Williams, like Ruth, was both wonderfully flawed and wonderfully talented. This book reveals both with honesty and candor.

It has been said that in learning about others we find ourselves. I found this to be the case here. For example, which is not specifically a book about and for adult children of alcoholics Ted Williams definitely was one (in his case, the son of a religious addict). If you find yourself on the recovery path you will find much to glean from here! I found myself in this book time and time again. Perhaps you will too. Now if only I could HIT like Williams... <grin>

And on top of everything else it's a Baseball book with photos and stats galore! What more could you ask for?

I adored this book and believe that you will too!