Lew Freedman
Author of Iditarod Classics: Tales of the Trail Told by the Men & Women Who Race Across Alaska
About the Author
Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming's Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.
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Do not combine Lew Freedman and Lewis Freedman. They are different authors.
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Works by Lew Freedman
Iditarod Classics: Tales of the Trail Told by the Men & Women Who Race Across Alaska (1992) 37 copies
A Summer to Remember: Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians (2014) 13 copies
More Iditarod Classics: Tales of the Trail from the Men & Women Who Race Across Alaska (2004) 10 copies
White Sox Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan! (Essential (Triumph)) (2007) 9 copies
The Original Six: How the Canadiens, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings Laid the Groundwork for… (2016) 8 copies
Spirit of the Wind: The Story of George Attla, Alaska's Legendary Sled Dog Sprint Champ (2001) 6 copies
Sports Weird-o-Pedia: The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Sports (2019) 3 copies
The 50 Greatest Plays in Chicago Bears Football History (50 Greatest Plays the 50 Greatest Plays) (2008) 3 copies
George Attla: The Legend of the Sled-Dog Trail Now published as Spirit of the Wind the story of Alaska's George… (1993) 3 copies
Phillies 1980!: Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Pete Rose, and Philadelphia's First World Series Championship (2020) 2 copies
Chicago Bears: Where Have You Gone?: Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Mike Ditka, and Other Bears Greats (2017) 1 copy
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- Other names
- Freedman, Lewis
- Birthdate
- 1951-04-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Columbus, Indiana, USA - Education
- Boston University
Alaska Pacific University - Occupations
- sportswriter
sports editor - Organizations
- Anchorage Daily News
- Disambiguation notice
- Do not combine Lew Freedman and Lewis Freedman. They are different authors.
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Knuckleball: The History of the Unhittable Pitch by Lew Freedman
There are certainly some good stories about knuckleballers in this book, but it is incredibly poorly organized, repetitive, and cliche-ridden. Freedman just isn't a very good writer, but his goodwill and willingness to listen at least let him record what these guys have to say. It's a bit dated by now, and nearly all of the prospective young knuckleball pitchers he mentions, and whom Phil Niekro and others were tutoring, never amounted to anything. This is really for the baseball fanatic only.
½
2021 book #25. 2020. Probably not the best book that could have been written about the Phillies first World Series win, but 40 years after the fact it was an enjoyable read and brought back great memories.
I grew up hearing about Harvey Haddix (especially as a Pirates fan) and the "greatest" game ever pitched -- that ended up in a loss. I've read a lot of stuff mentioning it or alluding to it or even have seen some on TV mentioning it over the years, but while I knew certain facts, I never really had context until I read this. And I am thus grateful for this book. The greatest pitching performance in history (to end with a loss) occurred before I was born, so unfortunately I obviously never witnessed anything from that year nor read headlines from that year live, but the game, and Haddix himself, is/are so legendary that I've always felt like I DID get to experience it in a way, although it has always been an imagined construct based on description, facts, stats, etc. In a word, sterile. So, for those of you who remember or remember hearing about this incredible game, this is a pretty good book to read and it is thus recommended.… (more)
More of a hero worship tribute to George Halas than a serious analysis of the 1963 season. Very repetitive and in need of serious editing. Ham-handed attempts at humor fall flat. Biographical sketches of players such as Gene " Big Daddy" Lipscomb are the only strength of the book. Unless you are a Bears and Halas fan, you will find this unworthy of consideration.
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