Thom reviewed The glory of their times by Ritter, Lawrence S.
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5 stars
As relevant today as it was in 1966 and it will be in 2066. Filled with stories and pictures from the deadball era, as told through the recollections of several players who were there.
In the introduction, the author tells us the idea for this collection came to him on the death of Ty Cobb, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in baseball history. The resultant book is a top baseball bestseller and the original audio tapes are themselves in the baseball hall of fame.
This rating is based on the enlarged edition, published in 1984, and frequently re-read. This reading is of the audio version from the library, which is a subset of the original tapes with Larry Ritter's introductions. It ends with John "Chief" Meyers reading Casey at the Bat.