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<p><p>in <i>red</i>, The Personality, Career, And World Of One Of America's Best Writers And Most Honored Sports Journalists Are Brought Warmly To Life. From Red Smith’s First Story For The <i>milwaukee Sentinel</i> In 1927 To His Last Column For The <i>new York Times</i> Five Days Before His Death In 1982, His Inimitable Style Graced The Country’s Sports Pages For Over Half A Century. Even In His Earliest Column, His Writing Showed Evidence Of The Wit, Clarity, And Eloquence That Would Become His Hallmarks. In 1976 He Received The Pulitzer Prize For Distinguished Criticism. <p> <p>the People Who Appear Throughout <i>red</i> Comprise A Distinguished Twentieth-century Hall Of Fame: Joe Dimaggio, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Joe Louis, Ernest Hemingway, Grantland Rice, Ring Lardner, And Damon Runyon. A Biography Of One Of This Country’s Finest Writers, <i>red</i> Is Also American History Of A Rich And Lasting Sort.<p></p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p>new York Times Columnist Berkow Has Written A Warm And Revealing Portrait Of One Of The Finest American Sportswriters Of The 20th Century. Smith Knew Every Major Sports Personality From Babe Ruth To Muhammad Ali,
- Author
- Berkow, Ira
- Publisher
- Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780803260405
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Anthropology, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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