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Book SynopsisBoston writer Michael Connolly captures the magic of American's return to normalcy after World War II in this intimate portrait of a city and the baseball team it loves.
Fenway 1946 celebrates the city and the team and the spirit of that wonderful 1946 season in Bostona season, as usual the broke fans' heartsas America returned to return to peacetime pastimes. And none was more American than baseball.
Along the way he brings out the stories and personalities that made that year so special in the Hub. From returning veterans like Ted Williams and young Congressman John F. Kennedy and thousands of others and their families who worried while they were in Europe or the Pacific, the 1946 Red Sox season was a celebration. It was catharsis. It was what made American great.
Husbands and sons were coming home to the open arms of a grateful nation. This included five hundred major leaguers who fought in World War II. The homecoming of America's best sparked a sp
Trade Review"This hardcover is a significant addition to baseball history because it covers the first year of the postwar era and the return of both the game and country to normalcy."
—Sports Collectors Digest, Best Baseball Books of 2020
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“Perhaps, what comes out of this is a story like this, from Michael Connelly’s wonderful new book, “Fenway 1946,” tying the war, baseball and Boston together from 1941 – 46.”
—Peter Gammons, The Athletic
“Some book ideas while you’re stuck inside: “Fenway 1946; Red Sox, Peace and a Year of Hope,” by Michael Connolly. A big year in Boston.”
—Union Leader, Book It
“Quarantine reading: check out “Fenway 1946; Red Sox, Peace and a Year of Hope,” by Michael Connelly.”
—Dan Shaughnessy Boston Globe
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