Talk about getting bowled over!
I got an e-mail this afternoon from a fan living outside of Boston and, lo and behold, The Boston Globe has issued a ringing endorsement of my book!
In the words of reviewer Katherine Powers, "It Was Never About the Babe: The Red Sox, Racism, Mismanagement, and the Curse of the Bambino (Skyhorse Publishing, $24.95) is an astute, anecdote-rich journey through the shadow of darkness ..."
Hoo-ah! (Sorry! It's my Army background!)
Writes Powers, "Gutlon really hits his stride, however, when it comes to the 44-year regime of Tom Yawkey, an era of 'cronyism, poor management, racism, and downright stupidity' during which key decisions were arrived at by the owner in conference with his 'steam-bath buddies.' Gutlon goes after this and the succeeding Jean Yawkey period with gusto ..."
Now ... on the negative side ... Powers did identify an error I made -- an error I will have corrected before the book goes to a third printing.
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