Harvey Araton
1) Cold Type
Harvey Araton writes, with keen insight, of a time when power was ebbing fast from both newspapers and their unions. It's an especially bittersweet tale he tells of the people who had grown up in newspapers and unions, as they struggle to adapt to this evolving new order. And, of course, what makes this even more evocative, is that we're still trying to sort this all out. — Frank Deford, author of Everybody's All-American, NPR
...The Rivals marks the first joint project from the top sports writers of New York Times and the Boston Globe—and what better subject than the two baseball teams whose crossed fortunes obsess and define each city.
A Struggle for the Ages. . .
BOSTON GLOBE JANUARY 6, 1920
RED SOX SELL RUTH FOR $100,000 CASH
————
Demon Slugger of American League, Who Made 29 Home Runs Last