September Swoon, Richie Allen, the 64' Phillies and Racial Integration

By William.C.Kashatus

Penn State University Press hardback 260 pages

“September Swoon captures the drama of the 1964 pennant race while shedding much light on the problems the Phillies faced with racial integration that centered on talented rookie Richie Allen. Any Phillies fan will enjoy reading Kashatus’s interesting book.”

Allen Lewis former Philadelphia Inquirer baseball writer and member of the writer’s wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

About the author: William C. Kashatus, a professional historian and educator holds a PH.D in history from the University of Pennsylvania. A regular contributor to the Philadelphia Daily News, he also is the author of several baseball books, including Connie Mack’s ‘29 Triumph:The Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Athletics Dynasty and One-armed Wonder: Pete V Gray, Wartime Baseball, and the American Dream. He lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania. (Check out the Society’s book store to order your copy of Mr Kashatus’s other books.)

Mr Kashatus will be appearing at the Atwater/Kent Museum 15 South 7th Street, Philadelphia PA on Saturday April 17, 2004 at 2pm. The subject of his presentation will be ‘The ‘64 Swoon: An infamous Legacy to Philadelphia Baseball.”

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