{"product_id":"the-cloudbuster-nine-the-untold-story-of-ted-williams-and-the-baseball-team-that-helped-win-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne R. Keene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaudia Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, while the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals were winning pennants and meeting in that year's World Series, one of the nation's strongest baseball teams practiced on a skinned-out college field in the heart of North Carolina. Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, and Johnny Sain were among a cadre of fighter-pilot cadets who wore the Cloudbuster Nine baseball jersey at an elite Navy training school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this spirited \u003ci\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e-like father-daughter account, author Anne R. Keene opens with a story about her father, Jim Raugh, who suited up as the team batboy and mascot. He got to know his baseball heroes personally, watching players hit the road on cramped, tin-can buses, dazzling factory workers, kids, and service members at dozens of games, including a war-bond exhibition against Babe Ruth's team at Yankee Stadium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJimmy followed his baseball dreams as a college All-American, but was crushed later in life by a failed major-league bid with the Detroit Tigers. He would have carried this story to his grave had Anne not discovered his scrapbook from a Navy school that shaped America's greatest heroes including George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, John Glenn, Paul \"Bear\" Bryant, and John Wooden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of rare images and insights from World War II baseball veterans such as Dr. Bobby Brown and Eddie Robinson, the story of this remarkable team is brought to life for the first time in \u003ci\u003eThe Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne R. Keene\u003c\/b\u003e has published work in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Raleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand magazines such as \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e. A finalist for the prestigious Casey Award, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloudbuster Nine\u003c\/i\u003e was recognized by \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as a \"Top 12 Baseball Read for the Season.\" Keene began her career as a speechwriter on Capitol Hill. She is a graduate of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who resides in Austin, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is the last surviving child of Ted Williams. She penned a loving and forthright memoir, \u003ci\u003eTed Williams, My Father. \u003c\/i\u003eAs the daughter of a Marine combat pilot in World War II and Korea, and one of the greatest athletes who ever lived, Claudia strives to inspire future generations with examples of the courage and principles that her father exhibited his entire life.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978549756205,"sku":"9781683583622","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZUQ5cDhjZWd5cUVvNjA1NVJLa0cwUT09.webp?v=1775805756","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-cloudbuster-nine-the-untold-story-of-ted-williams-and-the-baseball-team-that-helped-win-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}