The Red Smith Reader (Electronic book text)

"Quite simply the most thorough collection ever of the master's work . . . a joy to everyone who picks it up."
--John Schulian, "The Chicago Sun-Times"

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1976, Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith is considered one of the greatest sports writers to ever live. Put alongside Ring Lardner, Red Smith was beloved by those who read him because of his crisp writing and critical views.
Originally released in 1982, "The Red Smith Reader" is a wonderful collection of 131 columns with subjects ranging from baseball and fishing to golf, basketball, tennis, and boxing. As John Leonard of the "New York Times" appropriately stated, "Red Smith was to sports what Homer was to war."
With a wonderful foreword by his son and successful journalist, Terence Smith, "The Red Smith Reader" is a fantastic collection that shows true sports writing from one of the masters of the craft. The writing and style of Red Smith will live forever, and being able to take a look into the past at what he saw and covered shows how far sports and sports writing has come in our country.