Ted Williams A Splendid Life Commemorative Collector's Edition

Many people in baseball didn't understand Ted Williams' eccentricities when he broke upon the scene in the late Ô30s. He heralded the age of the modern athlete -- young, talented, brash, & courting conflict seemingly at every turn. Over his lifetime the Splendid Splinter would become so much more. A marine pilot war hero. A guardian of the game. A fishing Hall of Famer. Yet it was his incomparable talent, his ability to hit a baseball, that would set him above & apart in the pantheon of baseball greats. This commemorative volume, illus. by B&W photos, contains essays on Ted Williams by Jim Prime, author of several books on Ted Williams; Bill Nowlin, author of books on Ted Williams & editor of pub. for the Ted Williams Mus.; & sports author Roland Lazenby.Nolan, Bill is the author of 'Ted Williams A Splendid Life Commemorative Collector's Edition', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756780944 and ISBN 0756780942.