A review by danodog
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn

5.0

The best sports books I've ever read. I love hockey more than baseball but this book which focuses on the one of the best baseball teams that never one the world series is wonderful. It harkens back to a time in the 40's and 50's where men lived by virtues and values that had been shaped by their life experiences. This was the first team to field a black player, Jackie Robinson, as well as field more blacks than whites several years later. The interviews with the players during and years afterwards is heart warming in it's simplicity. Yes I shed a few tears reading this it is that powerful. Anyone who loves baseball should read this book, it's unforgettable.