Kahn, the writer who wove memoir and baseball and touched millions of readers through his romantic account of the brooklyn dodgers died thursday. Published by user, 20 years ago my mother brought this book years ago in a three books for a dollar deal. Download epub format e the boys of summer pdf by i roger kahn i read this in high school it was on a list of books that we could choose from in my honors english class of course, as a lifelong baseball fan, i was very excited to read it when we went around the room and told the teacher my choice he said, condescendingly, now, you know that s a book about baseball and not boys, right what a. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase.
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Kahn, the writer who wove memoir and baseball and touched millions of. Roger kahn october 31, 1927 february 6, 2020 was an american author, best known for his 1972 baseball book the boys of summer. The boys of summer is a 1972 nonfiction baseball book by roger kahn. His son, gordon, told the associated press that kahn passed away at a.
After recounting his childhood in brooklyn and his life as a young reporter on the new york herald tribune, the author relates some history of the brooklyn dodgers up to their victory in the 1955 world series. Roger kahn, the accomplished author known best for his tale, the boys of summer, died thursday night at the age of 92. Author roger kahn, perhaps best known for his 1972 bestselling book the boys of summer that nostalgically romanticised the brooklyn dodgers of a bygone era, died thursday at the age of 92. Dazzling, momentous events characterize the decade that. Roger kahn was born in brooklyn, new york on october 31, 1927 to olga nee rockow and gordon jacques kahn, a teacher and.
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