october 1964  <b>the “compelling” <i>new york times </i>bestseller by the pulitzer prize–winning journalist, capturing the 1964 world series between the yankees and cardinals (<i>newsweek</i>).</b><br /> david halberstam, an avid sports writer with an investigative reporter’s tenacity, superbly details the end of the fifteen-year reign of the new york yankees in <i>october 1964</i>. that october found the yankees going head-to-head with the st. louis cardinals for the world series pennant. expertly weaving the narrative threads of both teams’ seasons, halberstam brings the major personalities on the field—from switch-hitter mickey mantle to pitcher bob gibson—to life. using the teams’ subcultures, halberstam also analyzes the cultural shifts of the sixties. the result is a unique blend of sports writing and cultural history as engrossing as it is insightful. <i>this ebook features an extended biography of david halberstam.</i>