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Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s comes to life in this pulsating memoir that sets the stage for author Stan Fischler's legendary career as a sports journalist, especially covering the National Hockey League, and author. A masterful storyteller, Fischler is hilarious and smart and has a great memory, recounting corner candy stores and subway rides, his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, and eccentric relatives and pals.
Descriptions of stickball games and every nook and cranny of his neighborhood and a fondness for a Gotham Toy Company-manufactured hockey game grab your attention, as do tales from his adventures and misadventures as a drummer…
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