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The Poet: The Life and Los Angeles Times of Jim Murray
Steven Travers
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Description for The Poet: The Life and Los Angeles Times of Jim Murray
Hardback. A biography of one of the greatest sports columnist who ever lived. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 B chronology; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: BGS; KNTJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
Forget Ring Lardner, Grantland Rice, and the others. Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times was not merely the best writer but the single greatest sports columnist who ever lived - fullstop. Known for his highly descriptive metaphors and phrasing - i.e “a strike zone the size of Hitler’s heart” - Murray was a poet. Steven Travers provides an in-depth look at a man whose influence went far beyond the baseball diamond and the boxing ring.
Forget Ring Lardner, Grantland Rice, and the others. Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times was not merely the best writer but the single greatest sports columnist who ever lived - fullstop. Known for his highly descriptive metaphors and phrasing - i.e “a strike zone the size of Hitler’s heart” - Murray was a poet. Steven Travers provides an in-depth look at a man whose influence went far beyond the baseball diamond and the boxing ring.
Product Details
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597978545
SKU
V9781597978545
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