Fenway 1946: Red Sox, Peace, and a Year of Hope

Boston writer Michael Connelly captures the magic of America's return to normalcy after World War II in this intimate portrait of a city and the baseball team it loves. Fenway 1946 celebrates the city, the team, and the spirit of that wonderful 1946 season in Boston-a season, as usual, that broke fans' hearts-as America returned to return to peacetime pastimes. And none was more American than baseball.

Along the way, Connelly brings out the stories and personalities that made that year so sp...