"This is a Baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it\'s much, much more."-Sports Illustrated.
Creamer, one of the best.
Robert W. entry into World War II."-Library Journal.
All this is portrayed against the looming U.
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He reprises Joe DiMaggio\'s 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams\'s .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. " Creamer] recalls this momentous year in Baseball and world history. "This is a Baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it\'s much, much more."-Sports Illustrated