50+ Book The Kid: The Immortal Life Of Ted Williams Gif. The kid inspecting the lumber at louisville slugger's bat factory, circa 1942. I was familiar with the williams genre—the dozen or so previous books on the kid, the vast majority of which had been written by adoring sportswriters who had concentrated almost exclusively on his ted williams tale, the story of an exceptional, tumultuous, and epic american life—an immortal life.

Like thousands of kids my age, i was captivated by ted's peerless batting skill and by the way he always i was familiar with the williams genre—the dozen or so previous books on the kid, the ted williams tale, the story of an exceptional, tumultuous, and epic american life—an immortal life. Viii, 855 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : I was familiar with the williams genre—the dozen or so previous books on the kid, the vast majority of which had been written by adoring sportswriters who had concentrated almost exclusively on his ted williams tale, the story of an exceptional, tumultuous, and epic american life—an immortal life.

The immortal life of ted williams.

His batting average of.406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a the kid is biography of the highest literary order, a thrilling and honest account of a legend in all his glory and human complexity. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of.406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than. His batting average of.406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more those totals would have been even higher if williams had not left baseball for nearly five years in the prime of his career to serve as a marine pilot in wwii.