This biography of the legendary college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant is an in-depth account that captures the man in his times. Supremely focused, Bryant never wavered from his goals of winning games and building character. Barra tells many tales of Bryant's exploits on and off the field, including his run ins with powerful figures such as ...
On October 26, 1881, Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday shot it out with a gang of cattle rustlers near the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. It was over in half a minute, but those thirty violent seconds turned the thirty-three-year-old Wyatt Earp into the stuff of legend. In truth, however, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral neither ...
This reexamination of some of baseball's most enduring barroom debates reconceives and what-ifs a number of baseball legends, asking if Babe Ruth was truly as great as his legacy, resurrecting the argument as to who was the better player in the 1950s, Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle, and making the case for Mike Schmidt as a candidate for "Player of ...
In this collection of essays, the author of Clearing the Bases delves into the gridiron's all-time greats, examines some of the sport's enduring controversies, and suggests new ways to make the game continue to hold our attention every year. 12 photos.
Allen Barra is back with "Brushbacks and Knockdowns, "his newest retrospective of baseball history and folklore. Risking barroom riots, his essays question, "Who was a better hitter, Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds?," "Who is the best player "not" in the Hall of Fame?," "Who was the most valuable team player in baseball history?" (Hint: His name rhymes ...
In a violent thirty seconds, in a gunfight near the O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp became a legend. The author illuminates fully the man who strode into our national imagination, as well as the myths that have continually reinvented him in history, film, and fiction.
Who was a better hitter, Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds? Sports columnist Barra takes on baseball's toughest questions--guaranteed to spark thousands of arguments--in his latest baseball debate book.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Publications, Ltd
Date Published: 1985
Description: Cover Art. Good. No Jacket. Vintage Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The cover has light shelf wear with a crease to the top corner.....Light yellowing to the pages---We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by...... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martins Press
Date Published: 2004
Description: As New in As New jacket. Collection of Barra's always interesting, often controversial articles on baseball history and folklore. Berra takes on some of baseball's toughest arguments. read more
Description: Pictorial Cover. No Jacket. Hardback. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. The book covering is in very good condition, but has some damage to the tail of the spine. The book is in very good condition and th e book contents are clean and tight. 504 pages. read more
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