Minneapolis Star-Tribune: "Amazing story," baseball's _Seabiscuit_
In a glowing review, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune compares Edward Achorn’s Fifty-nine in ’84 to the best-selling book, Seabiscuit.
“Like that great tale, this one is a story not just of the central character, but of the America of the time,” writes reviewer Maureen McCarthy, a team leader at the Star Tribune.
“In Fifty-nine in ’84, Achorn retells the story of “Old Hoss” Radbourn, an irascible cuss who ruled the game in the days when the National Pastime was a blood sport.
“Achorn’s account of this grueling quest is richly detailed with census data, immigration records and the sniping sports pages of the time. Readers are further rewarded with Radbourn’s game-by-game stats, reprints of famous Old Judge baseball cards, and infamous team photos that capture the ornery Old Hoss from his glaring eyes down to that flashing middle finger.”
The paper found it extraordinary that Radbourn has been largely forgotten, given his 59 wins in one season, his 73 complete games in 73 starts, his 441 strikeouts and his three victories in baseball’s first World Series.
“Thanks to Edward Achorn, maybe he will be remembered again.”
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