Lew Freedman

Hoyt Wilhelm’s baseball career lasted two decades. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, the All-Star from Huntersville, North Carolina was a standout

Tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud. T

Follows Johnny Vander Meer, the only pitcher in Major League history to hurl two consecutive no-hitters, and the Cincinnati Reds through the triumphs

Provides a history of Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game, originally conceived in 1933 as a one-time ""Game of the Century"" to lift the spir

Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. During the 1930s and 1940s, the ow

Presents the story of how the hapless Chicago White Sox, decimated by the banning of players after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, floundered until the 19

Features the fascinating careers of Iditarod icons as well as the administrators, volunteers, and classic characters that keep the race “running.”

This book provides readers with an abundance of information and historical perspective as well as entertaining and memorable anecdotes about professio

This engaging and informative work highlights the 100 biggest moments in the history of American sports, illustrating powerful connections between spo

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody rose from humble origins in Iowa to become one of the most famous and most photographed people in the world. Cody's mos

"Timber! covers every significant aspect of the Lumberjack World Championships over its fifty-year duration and displays an understanding of and affec