Frank Graham (1) (1893–1965)

Author of Lou Gehrig, a quiet hero

For other authors named Frank Graham, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

As a sportswriter, Frank Graham, Jr., has published four books and numerous articles for Sports Illustrated, Sport, The New Republic, Saturday Evening Post, and The New York Times Magazine. Turning later to an interest in natural history and conservation, he wrote eight more books, including Since show more Silent Spring, The Adirondacks, and Where the Place Called Morning Lies. He is currently a field editor for Audubon and, along with his wife, Ada, has written more than two dozen books for children show less

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Lou Gehrig, a quiet hero (1969) 48 copies

Brooklyn Dodgers: An Informal History (Writing Baseball) (2002) 33 copies

McGraw of the Giants (2007) 32 copies, 2 reviews

The New York Yankees (1976) 31 copies

New York Giants: an Informal History of a Great Baseball Club (1952) 31 copies

Great Hitters of the Major Leagues (1969) 16 copies

Great No Hit Games of the Major Leagues (1968) 13 copies

Casey Stengel,: His half-century in baseball, (1958) 12 copies

Great Pennant Races of the Major Leagues. (1967) 10 copies

Baseball wit and wisdom; folklore of a national pastime (1965) 10 copies

Al Smith, American (2010) 8 copies, 1 review

1955 in Sport : a year like none other (2004) 2 copies

Dodgers 1952 Yearbook 1 copy

Baseball extra 1 copy

Bowling secrets from the stars (Sport Magazine library) (1962) 1 copy

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The Best American Sports Writing of the Century (1999) — Contributor — 199 copies, 1 review

The Baseball Anthology: 125 Years of Stories, Poems, Articles, Photographs, Drawings, Interviews, Cartoons, and Other Memorabilia (1994) — Contributor — 62 copies

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Birthdate: 1893-11-12
Date of death: 1965-03-09
Gender: male
Relationships: Graham Jr., Frank (son)
Short biography: Frank Graham Sr. (November 12, 1893 – March 9, 1965) was an American sportswriter and biographer. He covered sports in New York for the New York Sun from 1915 to 1943 and for the New York Journal-American from 1945 to 1965. He was also a successful author, writing biographies of politician Al Smith and athletes like Lou Gehrig and John McGraw, as well as histories of the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Nationality: USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Big_Bang_Gorilla 933 reviews

McGraw of the Giants : an Informal Biography by Frank Graham

This biography by a veteran New York sportswriter who covered the team is anecdote-driven and not truly systematic, though it does include narratives for every season of McGraw's long tenure as Giants' manager, which covered the first third of the last century. The author writes about what he knew; hence, McGraw's playing career and early life are dismissed quickly. Much of the book also duplicates, if necessarily, the author's history of the Giants. Withal, it's a pleasant read for show more enthusiasts of baseball of the period. show less

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Schmerguls 5,855 reviews

Al Smith, American: An Informal Biography by Frank Graham

226. Al Smith American An Informal Biography, by Frank Graham (read 6 Jan 1946) This is an informal biography indeed, but I liked it pretty well. It is the first biography of Al Smith I read but I have read several since

Aug 12, 2007 (Edited)

JackSweeney 257 reviews

McGraw of the Giants by Frank Graham