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Jimmy Breslin is a Pulitzer prize-winner.

About the Author

Jimmy Breslin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist of Newsday, has also written The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight and The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez, among other books. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Part sports, part politics, all New York, it tells the story of the American metropolis changing with the help of the likes of Marvelous Marv Throneberry and Choo Choo Coleman.
*Publishers Weekly*

Breslin's well-written book remains a hilarious read.
*Newark Star Ledger*

A magnificent account of the 1962 New York Mets; their first season in existence.
*New York Sun*

Mets fans will enjoy this book, as will general history buffs.
*MLB.com*