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The Glory of Their Times

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

Lawrence S. Ritter

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Lawrence S. Ritter

Lawrence Ritter (May 23, 1922 - February 15, 2004) was an American writer whose specialties were economics and baseball. A professor of economics and finance, and chairman of the Department of Finance at the Graduate School of Business Administration of New York University, Ritter is arguably best known for writing The Glory of Their Times (1966, updated 1984), one of the most famous sports books of all time. He also collaborated with another baseball historian, Donald Honig, on The Image of Their Greatness (1979) and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time (1981). He died at age 81 in New York City.



 

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Glory of Their Times
Glory of Their Times
Lawrence S. Ritter
  • Trade PB
  • 9780688112738
  • 3/19/1992
  • $14.95 ($18.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 

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"Almost perfect . . . a vivid, gentle, and humorous narrative, accompanied by marvelous photographs."


- Roger Angell, The New Yorker
"Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone."


- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Warm, happy, exciting . . . It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book as much as I enjoyed The Glory of Their Times. . . The day after I finished it I started reading it all over again."


- Ted Williams
"This was the best baseball book published in 1966, it is the best baseball book of its kind now, and, if it is reissued in 10 years, it will be the best baseball book of 1995."


- -People