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Loading... The Tumult and the Shouting: My Life in Sportby Grantland Rice
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Some interesting observations and anecdotes from the long-time and well-known sportswriter, but this is something of a reflection of its times, as exemplified by what's now slightly embarrassing chapters on Negro (sic) athletes and Jim Thorpe. Rice seems to like to drop hints at how chummy he was with major sports figures, which does make you wonder how truly objective he was. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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50 YEARS OF SPORT AS SEEN BY THE CHAMPION OF ALL SPORTS WRITERS. This isn't, praise be, a formal book. It is no literary exercise in balanced sentences and the painfully selected word. This is Grant Rice talking, rambling happily along, tell again in his wonderful way the wonderful stories he loved to tell. They are great tales of men and deeds, told with affection and warmth and gentle humour. Yet it isn't the stories of the great which make this a great book. It's the way Granny himself shines through the hurrying pages, his wisdom, his kindness, his faith. He wrote of men he loved and deeds he admired and never knew how much bigger he was than his finest hero. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.081The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games General Athletics And SportsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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