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The Boys of Summer
by Roger Kahn
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the early 1950s and what became of them: Robinson, Campanella, Snider, in their prime and after. Elegiac classic.
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you want baseball's great book about aging.
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Skip it if…
you want stats.
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Three things you will actually use
- Glory fades; character remains.
- Visit your heroes.
- Write about what came after.
Do this first
Read the second half, the visits.
Our verdict
Kahn's Dodgers.
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