Research Catalog

Title

Into the story : a writer's journey through life, politics, sports and loss / David Maraniss.

Author

Maraniss, David

Publication

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.

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Details

Description

xviii, 283 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

In this first collection of the work of David Maraniss, one of the most honored and versatile writers of his generation, thirty-two stories cover a rich array of topics, ranging from seminal moments in modern history to intimate personal reflections, each piece illuminated by the author's deep reporting and singular sensibility.

Subject

• Maraniss, David
• Journalists > United States

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : common sense and sensibility -- A bus named desire (Washington post) -- Losing Wendy (Capital times) -- The sensations of Jim (Brothers) -- Connections (They marched into sunlight) -- September 11, 2001 (Washington post) -- The desk I chose to die under (Washington post) -- Dreams from his mother (Washington post) -- January 20, 2009 (Washington post) -- Where Clinton's coming from (Washington post) -- The great escape (First in his class) -- Nice tie (The Clinton enigma) -- Al Gore's sting (Washington post) -- The world according to Edwin Edwards (Washington post) -- Jackson and King (Washington post) -- Back home in Indiana (Washington post) -- City of presidents (Washington post) -- Just Jack and Jackie (Washington post magazine) -- Ritual (Washington post) -- When football mattered (Esquire) -- Ice (When pride still mattered) -- The passion of Clemente (Washington post) -- Out of the sea (Sports illustrated) -- One guy (Washington post) -- A diamond in the rough (Washington post) -- When worlds collided (Sports illustrated) -- Still the greatest (Washington post) -- Alamo flags (Washington post) -- Roadside distraction (Washington post) -- Dad and Ron Santo (Best American sports writing 2007) -- Uncle Phil's brain (Washington post magazine) -- Sweet long days (Capital times) -- Crossing the water (Capital times)

ISBN

• 9781439160022
• 1439160023
• 9781439167526 (ebk.)
• 1439167524 (ebk.)
• 9781439160039
• 1439160031

LCCN

^^2009042338

OCLC

351316357

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library