Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams: A Library of America Special Publication

By John Updike

Book Overview

On September 28, 1960-a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans-Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run-a storybook ending to a storied career. In the stands that afternoon was twenty-eight-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu is a brilliant evocation of Williams' entire tumultuous life in baseball. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseball's greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of Hub Fans , prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of-print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598530712
• ISBN13: 9781598530711
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Library of America
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher