The Boys of October

By Doug Hornig

Book Overview

In the Fall of 1975, the country was mired in the Vietnam War's aftereffects, economic distress, and lingering political turmoil from the Watergate scandal. When the nation sorely needed a diversion... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071402470
• ISBN13: 9780071402477
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A NICE BOOK ABOUT THE 1975 WORLD SERIES

THIS IS A BOOK DESCRIBING THE REDS AND THE REDSOX DURING THE 1975 WORLD SERIES. IT COVERS EVERY AT BAT AND GIVES US A BIT OF INSIGHT BY VARIOUS PLAYERS ALSO. WE HEAR FROM SPACEMAN LEE, DICK DRAGO, DON ZIMMER, ROGER MORET AND MANY MORE. THIS WAS ONE THE MOST EXCITING SERIES, HIGHLIGHTED BY GAME 6 WHICH CARBO AND FISK DID THE HEROICS. THE AUTHOR DOES A NICE RECAPPING THE SERIES AND I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS.

Bittersweet Memories -- A Terrific Read

This book brought back many memories of the '75 World Series. The author explained that he watched the series (attending one game) with his Uncle Oscar, and this stirred many bittersweet memories for me, of the games and the people with whom I enjoyed them. The '75 Sox were a great team and a great collection of fascinating characters. The Reds were undoubtedly the better team, but the Sox played with great heart and pushed everything to the limit.I highly recommend this book.

Excellent writing by Doug Hornig

this is the most in depth book I have EVER read, Hornig has possibly written the best baseball book of all time. The book covers all 7 games of the 1975 world series, play by play and sometimes pitch by pitch. this book will drag you in and not let you go until u finish the last sentance. not a question unanswered. From the very first pitch of the 75 series to the final out, Doug recaps the games in exquisit detail and often goes off course to explain the techniques and abilities the players in the 75 series endured which just adds to the excitement of the book, I highly recomend this book for any Red Sox fan, and Reds fan, though the book mostly eyes in on the Red Sox, Reds fans would enjoy the book as well.

Don't like the ending

This is a good chronicling of the 1975 season. But couldn't Hornig - or someone - have changed the ending? Otherwise, a fine book.

Very Good Book. Enjoyable read.

As a die-hard 1970's Cincinnati Reds fan, I can never resist any book pertaining to the 1975 World Series; even if the author is a Red Sox fan. The author recounts the '75 Series play by play from the perspective of a Red Sox fan with interwoven interviews of the members of the '75 Red Sox. The interviews add alot to the book. They give the reader insight to the thoughts of the players (and manager) as the series unfolded in spectacular fashion. After finishing the book though, I'm still not certain of the answer to the subtitle, "How the 1975 Red Sox Embodied Baseball Ideals and Restored our Spirits." Nevertheless, the '75 Series is a classic and it's re-telling is always enjoyable. I especially enjoyed the recent interviews with the Sox players. My only wish is that some pictures of the Sox players as they look now would have been included. All in all, a very fine book, and one that any baseball fan (especially a Red Sox fan) would enjoy!