Lest we forget: William Zinsser

May 15, 2015

https://i2.wp.com/d.gr-assets.com/books/1327557194l/5354806.jpg?resize=114%2C171Although known more for his classic, The Art of Writing Well, William Zinsser — who passed away May 12 at the age of 92 —  also published Spring Training, a “memoir” of the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training in 1988. Not surprisingly, it was well-received.

Here are the obits from the Washington Post and The New York Times.

And here’s a shot of the author with Pirates’ pitching coach Ray Miller at spring training in 1989.

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