April in July

July 24, 2019

Yeah, I know it’s supposed to be “Christmas in July.” Well, maybe this is both.

Totally neglected to mark Tom Hoffarth‘s annual “30-in-30” baseball book reviews, which he had been doing for several years while with the Los Angeles Daily News. Like me, however, Hoffarth was a victim of journalism crush and was downsized from the publication. Fortunately for us, he continued his worthy project, so without further adieu, here are the books he selected for this year’s honors.

NEW.Thompson.books

There are a couple that slipped under my radar, but which I am looking forward to reading, including

  • Game Faces: Early Baseball Cards from Library of Congress, by Peter Devereaux
  • Baseball Card Vandals: Over 200 Decent Jokes on Worthless Cards! by Beau and Bryan Abbot
  • Reclaiming 42: Public Memory and the Reframing of Jackie Robinson’s Radical Legacy, by David Naze

Merry Christmas.

 

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