Newbie questions, T206!

[tonyk1975]

Thanks for the recommendation of The Glory of their Times. I just bought the book, which was an awesome read. Im dying to pick the audio tapes of it which I plan on getting in the next month. Are there any other great books on the deadball era that are must reads? Happy New Year everyone!

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by tonyk1975

Are there any other great books on the deadball era that are must reads?

I liked the heck out of Crazy '08. Read like a novel you couldn't put down and really brought out the personalities of the deadball players. Kind of like a prequel to TGOTT.

NYT book review by George Will: http://tinyurl.com/2wzhylk

[tonyk1975]

I will pick that up this week. Thanks alot David.

[Ericc22]

I am going to 2nd the vote for Crazy '08. Great book - I am totally hooked by it.

Any other suggestions?

[BleedinBlue]

Another good read is America 1908 by Jim Rasenberger. This book does a good job of bringing to life what was going on in the country in addition to baseball. The author has sections on the Merkle Boner and the Tobacco Trust which make it relevant to T206 collectors but it also does a great job of describing what life was like for the average American during those years.
A good read whether you collect or not.

Brian