{"product_id":"john-updike-on-ted-williams","title":"John Updike on Ted Williams","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1598530712\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"v933a0-f382wv-lrswer-4gz2s1\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHub Fans Bid Kid Adieu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a brilliant evocation of Williams’ entire tumultuous life in baseball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseball’s greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHub Fans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1598530712\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"ftpfpq-juc3ky-18n5rp-pli9mn\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1598530712\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"tvw8ko-4q79gz-bxrbtz-3iq6ji\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1598530712\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"wq2nh8-rt1znq-1a3bqi-1t0yt1\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-3\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"tqgien-dj0916-op3nqx-xybmso\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstancehNRzE4Vswccr72jKQMJ2Ig\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_2\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-asin=\"1598530712\" data-customer-id=\"A3BQA4UKXW3DG1\" data-marketplace=\"ATVPDKIKX0DER\" data-session-id=\"142-0028182-3210378\" data-logged-in=\"true\" class=\"_tell-amazon-desktop_style_tell_amazon_div__1YDZk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Spine Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51579349762329,"sku":"9781582346038","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/8399\/1833\/files\/91N-QSH9JLL._SL1500.jpg?v=1761676308","url":"https:\/\/thespinebookshop.com\/products\/john-updike-on-ted-williams","provider":"The Spine Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}