Shoes of Giants

About the Book

What Readers are Saying About Frank W. Walsh
Ein Frontalzusammenstoss am Schlagmal des Genies! A head-on collision at the home plate of Genius! — Joshua Karl Amrhein, Deiplomkulturwirtschaftswissenschafter, Universität Passau
Frank Walsh loves his baseball and it shows. His considerable writing ability features his passion for the game interlaced with his multifaceted love of life. — Kathleen Brixner, Artist
My interest in baseball had dwindled to just about nothing until I began reading Frank Walsh. He conveys the purity and excitement of the game itself, and brings to life the interesting men who play and manage this simple and unpredictable American game. — Ken Gaertner, Dramatist
One afternoon in a St. Pete. bar, Frank’s friends were speculating about some ancient sports photos on the walls. One featured Babe Ruth with his arm around a young fan. "I wonder where that little boy is today?" someone asked. Sheepishly, Frank answered, "I think he's right here. That's me in the picture." In like manner, Frank's book focuses on contemporary sporting events in and around St. Petersburg, Florida, but it can't help but testify to deeper issues: the history of this unique place he knows so well and, somewhat sheepishly perhaps, the personal history of its author. — Sandy McIntosh, Poet
What I like best about these essays is that they're about a whole lot more than baseball. Walsh's writing puts us in the ballpark, the bookstore, the world of yesterday, in unforgettable ways. — Rosalie Riegle, English Professor

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