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Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams: A Library of America Special Publication

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Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams: A Library of America Special Publication
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On September 28, 1960â€”a day that will live forever in the hearts of fansâ€”Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home runâ€”a storybook ending to a storied career.

In the stands that afternoon was twenty-eight-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game,Â Hub Fans Bid Kid AdieuÂ is a brilliant evocation of Williamsâ€™ entire tumultuous life in baseball.

Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseballâ€™s greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition ofÂ Hub Fans, prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of-print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2010-04-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781598530711

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