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The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It Audiobook, by Lawrence S. Ritter Play Audiobook Sample

The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It Audiobook

The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It Audiobook, by Lawrence S. Ritter Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: various narrators Publisher: Highbridge Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781598872224

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

16

Longest Chapter Length:

38:05 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:23 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

18:16 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

"Oh, the game was very different in my day from what it's like today. I don't mean just that the fences were further back and the ball was deader and things like that. I mean it was more fun to play ball then." - Davy Jones First published in 1966, The Glory of Their Times is a universally hailed classic. A loving look back at the way baseball used to be, and the legends who played the game--immortals like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and many others--it's a delightfully evocative work full of fascinating characters and wonderful anecdotes. This is also the story of author Lawrence S. Ritter's six year quest to find the heroes of a bygone era. He interviewed more than two dozen players from the turn of the century and the decades shortly thereafter, including many now in the Baseball Hall of Fame, then let them tell their own stories, in their own words. The scorecard includes Rube Marquard, Chief Meyers, Goose Goslin, Smoky Joe Wood, Wahoo Sam Crawford, and many more. This new audio compilation of the original interviews is great news for baseball fans and anyone who loves old-time tales of America's national pastime.

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About Lawrence S. Ritter

Lawrence Ritter (1992-2004) was an economist and New York University professor.

About various narrators

Lee Samuels (SAG-AFTRA) has lent his deep, “whiskey-smooth” voice to over 200 romance audiobooks; from small-town to suspense, and rom-coms to erotica. With a background in theatre, Lee’s audiobook career began in New York City when his roommate, then working as an audiobook engineer at Recorded Books, offered to help him record a few auditions for her friends’ then-new studio (Brick Shop Audio) in 2011. In his other life, he’s also a New York Times-published writer and author.