The Glory of Their Times : The Story of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It

The Story of the
Early Days of Baseball
Told by the Men Who
Played It

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From: Amazon
Posted: Jan-16-2009

Essential Reading

It is difficult to add to the justifiable praise that has been accorded to Lawrence S. Ritter's book "The Glory of Their Times." This remarkable book served as the template for many other baseball writers. It is required reading for any serious student of the game. What makes this book an...

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Posted: Oct-30-2008

Lives Up To The Hype - The Best Baseball Book Ever

I had read where this was considered by many as "the best baseball book of all time." Well, you know how hype like that works; rarely is anything as good as it's built up. Not in this case. This really IS fantastic baseball material. It's so good that several people have copied its format...

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Posted: Jul-21-2008

The Holy Grail of all Baseball Books

Lawrence Ritter in his original Preface describes his book as about the early days of baseball. I'm going to make a correction. Mind you it is the only one I will make. His book is about the early days of modern professional Baseball. With that being put aside , I must praise Mr. Ritter for...

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Posted: May-31-2008

Historical treasure

I really enjoyed listening to the stories from some of our classic baseball heros. They brough history to life. This audio book was one of the best purchases I've made. I truly enjoyed just listening to these remarkable men tell there own stories of baseball's past.

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Posted: Jan-14-2008

Greatest Sports Book Ever Written!!!

I have been an avid reader of baseball history for most of my life and I first purchased this book in the 80's and wore it out and purchased another copy. There isn't a season that goes by that I don't read it again. When you read the interviews of the ballplayers, recorded by Lawrence Ritter,...

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Posted: May-27-2007

Baseball's Old Testament

Statistically, baseball back then couldn't be more at variance with the game now. Cy Young threw 511 career victories, and 750 complete games. In 1909, Ty Cobb led the majors both in batting average (.377) and home runs (9). Cobb's teammate Sam Crawford hit over 300 triples in his career.What to...

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Posted: May-19-2007

glory of their times

If you love the game of baseball as it once was and still should be this is a "must read"...some of the players interviewed by Ritter were unknown to me and I was fascinated to learn of their exploits...I ordered an additional three books and sent them to long time fans of the game...If I was a...

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Posted: May-05-2007

Superb Baseball History

This superb oral history of baseball circa 1900-1920's contains many priceless tales. After Ty Cobb died in 1961 author Lawrence Ritter (1922-2004) took his tape recorder and traveled the USA to interview 22 surviving players from that remarkable era. We hear from top stars and established...

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Posted: May-03-2007

Amazingly Fun.

This book was a lot of fun to read, it showed a different side of the sport of baseball other than statistic. Told by the people themselves who played the game and in their own words. The author just let them go on for as long as they pleased with any stories they might have to tell. If you...

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Posted: Mar-09-2007

The Glory of Their Times

Mr Ritter's time was well spent for all to enjoy! His efforts have made an unbelievable event for many to think upon. The times past thru the voices of the men who kicked up the dirt of the old ball fields live on thru his work! Here's to Mr. Ritter, "You won't be denied any of the past, only the...

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