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The first & second editions of; "The Glory of Their Times: The Story
of the Early Days of Baseball Told by
the Men Who Played It" was published
by The Macmillan Company, in
1966. The book by Lawrence S. Ritter,
is about all of the baseball greats of
the early 20th century, told in their
own words. As Ritter puts it "This book
was really not 'written' at all. It was
spoken. My role was strictly that of a
catalyst, audience and chronicler. I
asked and listened, and the tape
recorder did the rest. This is the way
it was. Listen!"
Widely acclaimed as one of the great books written about baseball it
features over 90 photographs, some from
players' personal albums. "The
Glory of Their Times" recalls the days
of Cobb, Ruth, Johnson, McGraw-in old
timers' personal reminiscences.
Ritter got the idea for the book in
1961 upon the death of Ty Cobb, who had
been widely regarded as one of the
greatest players in the game's history.
Ritter realized that those
who played baseball in the early years
of the 20th century were now old men,
and he resolved to interview as many of
them as he could. Ritter set out with
his tape recorder and traveled 75,000
miles to interview his subjects. Ritter
didn't make a dime on the book. He gave
all the royalties be made on the book
to the players he interviewed and their widows.
"The Glory of Their Times" was available at book stores, or by mail
directly from the publisher for $7.95.
An
LP record album was also produced
featuring excerpts from the tapes
Ritter recorded. The "The Glory of
Their Times" was also given away for
free in 1969 when you purchased
"The
Baseball Encyclopedia" direct from the
publisher.
The front of the dust jacket has
illustrations of; Gehrig, Cobb, Wagner,
Ruth, McGraw, and Mathewson. The back
pictures Christy Mathewson, John
McGraw, and Joe McGinnity in 1905.
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