1941--the greatest year in sports
Subtitle: two baseball legends, two boxing champs, and the unstoppable thoroughbred who made history in the shadow of war
By: Mike Vaccaro.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780385517959
Subjects: Sports -- United States -- Sociological aspects.; Baseball -- United States -- History.; Boxing -- United States -- History.; Horse racing -- United States -- History.; Nationalism and sports -- United States -- History.
Description: Chronicles the remarkable sporting accomplishments of 1941, including the slugging competition between baseball superstars Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, the rivalry between Joe Louis and Billy Conn for boxing's heavyweight championship, and Whirlaway, the thoroughbred that captured horse racing's Triple Crown.
Notes: Includes index.