When The Boys Came Back: Baseball and 1946 Audiobook (Free)

In the aftermath of World War II, few events in america were as eagerly awaited as baseball’s spring training. However the national pastime was as unsettled as all of those other country. Had some of the stars seen their careers ended by their services? How would wartime players fare against coming back veterans?

These questions would be answered as the dramatic season unfolded-a season that included Jackie Robinson’s signing by the Brooklyn Dodgers, a pennant race in the Country wide League that finished in history’s 1st tie, challenges from a rival Mexican league, and a global Series culminated in the seventh video game by Enos Slaughter’s famous dash from first to home. Sketching on brand-new interviews with lots of the players who had written the season’s history, Frederick Turner brings this historic chapter in American culture to life.