{"product_id":"hub-fans-bid-kid-adieu-john-updike-on-ted-williams-a-library-of-america-special-publication-1598530712","title":"Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams: A Library of America Special Publication","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1598530712\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Updike, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 28, 1960-a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans-Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run-a storybook ending to a storied career.In the stands that afternoon was twenty-eight-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu is a brilliant evocation of Williams entire tumultuous life in baseball.Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseballs greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of Hub Fans, prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of-print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51974781567264,"sku":"NEW1598530712","price":16.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/hub-fans-bid-kid-adieu-john-updike-on-ted-williams-a-library-of-america-special-publication-1598530712","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}