He is the author of books, including summer of 68. In summer of 68, tim wendel takes us on a wild ride through a season that saw such legends as bob gibson. Summer of 68 author tim wendel just in time for baseball season, book beat is proud to welcome author tim wendel to the store on saturday, april 21 at 2pm to discuss the release of summer of 68. In splendid fashion, tim wendel takes us on a rollicking journey through an unparalleled year of tumult, tragedy, and, too, joy. The extraordinary story of the 1968 baseball season when the game was played to perfection even as the. For some players, baseball would become an insular retreat from the turmoil encircling them that season, but for a select few, including gibson and the defending champion st. Tim wendel born 1956 philadelphia is an american writer whose works have appeared in many newspapers and magazines such as the national geographic traveler, the. The season that changed baseball and america forever.
Author tim wendel depicts two of these teams and some of these players in his new book summer of 68. The season that changed baseballand americaforever%%. The extraordinary story of the 1968 baseball seasonwhen the game was. Louis cardinals and the detroit tigers as each team clinches the pennant and face off in the world series. The webiste maintained by tim wendel, novelist and author of books, including summer of 68, high heat, castros curveball and red rain. The season that changed baseball and america forever bestows upon baseball fans an interesting perspective on the 1968 baseball season. In summer of 68, tim wendel takes us on a wild ride through a season that saw such legends as bob gibson, denny mclain, don drysdale, and luis tiant set new standards for excellence on the mound, each chasing perfection against the backdrop of one of the most divisive and turbulent years in american history. Tim wendel, in his book summer of 68, suggests that it was a pivotal year in baseball as well, as the subtitle is the season that changed baseball and america. The season that changed baseballand americaforever, author tim wendel beautifully documents the 1968 baseball season in a vivid, novelistic detail. Tim wendels summer of 68 chronicles the intersection of sports, politics and culture in 1968. The season that changed baseballand americaforever, which chronicles the historic 1968 baseball season against the backdrop of the countrys mounting social upheavals. In short, wendels work tells the story of the 1968 world series between the saint louis cardinals and detroit tigers. The season that changed baseballand americaforever. Tim wendel is an awardwinning novelist and journalist.
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