The Amazin' Mets 1962-1969
by William J. Ryczek
Our Price: $29.95
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $27.00 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: William J. RyczekEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-05
ISBN: 0786432144
Number of pages: 289
Publisher: McFarland
Book Reviews of The Amazin' Mets 1962-1969
Book Review: Well researched, well written
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best sports books I've read in quite a while. Often when a new book comes out on the subject of one of my favorite teams and of a favorite era for that team, I'm all over it even though I've read so many other books on that topic. And often I'm a little disappointed as the book has so little new to offer as its sources are books I've already read. That wasn't the case with this book. The author did plenty of original research for this one as he interviewed so many former Mets. Many of them are not the ones that are typically interviewed. The book was very interesting and well written. The author did a nice job of covering each of the seasons from 1962 through 1969. I highly recommend it to fans of the 1960's Mets.
Summary of The Amazin' Mets 1962-1969
This book traces the history of the New York Mets from the franchise's inauspicious beginnings--the 1962 team, led by Casey Stengel and made up of players like Rod Kanehl and Jay Hook, lost 120 games--through the miraculous championship season of 1969. Based on interviews with more than one hundred former players and extensive research by one of the more highly regarded baseball historians writing today, the book covers the era in unprecedented detail. Any Met fan from the 1960s will find some familiar stories along with some they've probably never read before. Presented in an easy-to-read, narrative style, this book traces the rapid ascent of the Mets and explores the reasons for their early failure and dramatic success.State & Local Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in State & Local Books
Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Storyby Timothy B. Tyson
Crown; Published: 2004-05-18; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.90
Price in other shops:
Downtown: My Manhattanby Pete Hamill
Little, Brown and Company; Published: 2004-12-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.99
Price in other shops:
Shallow Grave in Trinity Countyby Harry Farrell
St. Martin's Griffin; Published: 1999-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $42.89
Shadow of the Hunterby Richard K. Nelson
University Of Chicago Press; Published: 1983-04-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.99
Price in other shops:
Movie Anecdotesby Peter Hay
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1991-12-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.50
Price in other shops:
Slavemaster President: The Double Career of James Polkby William Dusinberre
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2007-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.00
Price in other shops:
Oh the Glory of It Allby Sean Wilsey
Penguin Audio; Published: 2005-05-19; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops:
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Editionby Marc Reisner
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 1993-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.00
Price in other shops:
Great Plainsby Ian Frazier
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 1990-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.94
Price in other shops:
Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906by Dan Kurzman
William Morrow & Company; Published: 2001-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.93
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
A Year in Mudville: An Oral History of Casey Stengel and the Original Metsby David Bagdade
CreateSpace; Published: 2010-11-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $17.76
Price in other shops: