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Babe Ruth

One hundred years ago this month, the “House That Ruth Built” became the first true baseball stadium.

The author of America’s best-loved baseball book speaks of his days as a reporter, of his time (unique among sportswriters) owning a team, and of his latest subject, Jack Dempsey, whose violent career he uses to illuminate an era

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