A Century Of Boston Sports (Hardcover)

~ Richard A. Johnson (Author), Bill Littlefield (Contributor)

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America's greatest sports town, Boston boasts many of the nation's most honored traditions in professional and amateur athletics as well as many of the most memorable and significant games in sports history.

Now the city's rich sports heritage over the past century is captured in this engaging pictorial and narrative chronicle. Organized chronologically, the volume comprises illuminating essays by the author and journalist/historian Glenn Stout, historical vignettes, and over 150 vintage photographs with expanded descriptive captions to highlight the teams, events, and personalities that made Boston an internationally recognized center for sports. Professional, school, collegiate, club, and amateur athletics are represented in this lavish work, which includes articles on the Boston Braves 1914 miracle championship season, Celtic's great Bill Russell, professional football's 1936 mystery season, Olympian Louise Stokes, and the Boston Marathon.

Fans and historians will delight in this fascinating look back at the remarkable individuals and moments that define the very heart and soul of sports in Boston.

About the Author

Richard A. Johnson is Curator of the Sports Museum of New England. He has served as a consultant for numerous sports exhibits and film documentaries, including Ken Burns's Baseball. He is coauthor (with Frederick Lewis) of Young at Heart: The Story of Johnny Kelley and coauthor (with Glenn Stout) of Ted Williams: A Portrait in Words and Pictures; DiMaggio: An Illustrated Life; Jackie Robinson: Between the Baseline; and Red Sox Century. He lives in the Boston area. Bill Littlefield is host of National Public Radio's It's Only a Game and the author of Baseball Days; Champions: Stories of Ten Remarkable Athletes; and Keepers: Radio Stories from "Only a Game" & Elsewhere.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Northeastern (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555534562
• ISBN-13: 978-1555534561
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,657,241 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring!, December 10, 2000

By A Customer

Written with aplomb and great respect for all the athletes that are featured, A Century of Boston Sports is a joy to read. The variety of photographs and layout of the book are eye catching and unique. No matter your team loyalty, this book provides wonderful stories of athletes from all walks of sport. Humour and joy in sport make this a wonderfully inspiring read. Johnson shows a genuine fondness for each chosen member in this gem of a book. Give this book to any sports fan or anyone who would be inspired by reading all these diverse stories.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For all Boston sports fans, January 23, 2001

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Boston has long been home to a number of professional and amateur athletes and sports teams. Curator of the Sports Museum of New England Richard Johnson's A Century Of Boston Sports celebrates this athletic heritage with a chronologically organized text comprised of illuminating, informative essays by journalist and historian Glenn Stout, historical vignettes, and more than 150 vintage photographs highlighting teams, events, and personalities that are indelibly associated with the city of Boston. A Century Of Boston is "must" reading for all Boston sports fans as well as students of American sports history.

5.0 out of 5 stars Cornicopia of Sports, November 26, 2000

By	Glenn Amundsen (Rochester, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

At Thanksgiving time this book is a feast for sport fans across the country. It is all inclusive,entertaining, and informative. Great snap shots in time. If you are a sports fan this book covers some of Americas top sport heros. Well written and extremely well organized