From the book
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPETER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
EPILOGUE
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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To my sister, Polly Reynolds,
whose spirit in the midst of daily adversity,
is a constant inspiration.
And to Lizzy, for her ongoing support
and encouragement.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A special thank-you to:
David Vigliano, my agent and professional adviser for twenty years now, who saw that this could be a book when it was just an idea floating around in my head.
Dan Ambrosio, who shepherded the idea through the world of New York publishing.
Mark Chait, who edited this book, shared the same vision of it that I had, and made it better at the crucial time when it needed it most. No writer can ask for more.
Art Martone, the sports editor at the Providence Journal, whose insight into the Red Sox in the seventies was instrumental in the beginning of the process.
The Red Sox, specifically Dick...