Summer is coming to a close in the next few weeks, but we’re just heating up with our lineup of fall books! Our author have been busy all summer as well, with a bunch of history lectures and book talks coming up that you can plan to attend.
You don’t want to miss what we have planned for Brookline, starting with a bit of history about a local sports legend…
Before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders…
Did you know there were only 19 men who played in Major League Baseball and in the NFL in the same season?
But there was only one, Walter French, who played for both a World Series winning team (Philadelphia Athletics, 1929) and an NFL Championship team (Pottsville Maroons, 1925). Little remembered today, his status as a two-sport star had him constantly in his contemporary news headlines.
Publishing everywhere September 15th, you can reserve your copy of Playing with the Best by ordering through Brookline Books. Make sure to use offer code 25PWTB during checkout to take 25% off. Act fast; this discount applies only to order placed before September 15th!
