Richard Goldstein (born October 25, 1942) is an American journalist and writer.[1] Beginning in 1980, he wrote four baseball books. He has also written in several other fields.
Goldstein's five sports books include four on baseball. He wrote a pioneering study of baseball during World War II (Spartan Seasons), and a well-received history of Brooklyn baseball (Superstars and Screwballs). Goldstein collaborated with former New York Yankees infielder and broadcaster Jerry Coleman on Coleman's autobiography (An American Journey).[2]
Historian
Goldstein broadened his range in 1994 when he wrote about D-Day, 50 years after it occurred. His 1997 book Mine Eyes Have Seen is a first-person memoir of critical American events. He detailed the sinking of the Andrea Doria in a 2003 book.
Most recent book
He also wrote a book entitled Helluva Town: The Story of New York City During World War II.[needs update]
Major works
Spartan Seasons: How Baseball Survived the Second World War (1980)
Superstars and Screwballs: 100 Years of Brooklyn Baseball (1991)
You be the Umpire! (1993)
America at D-Day: A Book of Remembrance (1994)
Ivy League Autumns: An Illustrated History of College Football's Grand Old Rivalries (1996)
Mine Eyes Have Seen: A First-Person History of the Events That Have Shaped America (1997)
Desperate Hours: The Epic Rescue of the Andrea Doria (2003)
