This exhibition of skill was hockey at its finest, and it set the bar for what was to follow as the sport began its global expansion. From the Hardcover edition.
What transpired that evening was a game that surpassed all the hype and was subsequently referred to as "the greatest game ever played.
In this spellbinding book, Richard Bradley tells the story of what was surely the greatest major league game of our lifetime and perhaps in the history of professional baseball.
Ever since humans became self-aware, we have struggled to find the meaning of life.
An account of the pivotal playoff game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox traces the season leading up to the game; the contributions of such figures as Carlton Fisk and Reggie Jackson; and the stakes that made the contest ...