{"product_id":"echoes-in-the-wind-anthony-j-sacco-9780595455225","title":"Echoes in the Wind: A Biography of Guy Vitale, East Boston High School Sports Great","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew England sports fans wonder about Guy Vitale, East Boston's greatest athlete, who lettered in three sports and had so much football and baseball talent that sportswriters said it wasn't a question of whether he'd turn pro, but only which sport he'd pick.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn All-Scholastic choice by Boston's leading newspapers in his junior and senior years, 1936 Baseball Schoolboy Hall of Famer after hitting .621 his senior year, Guy starred on Barnstable's legendary 1937 club and 1938 Cape Cod League Champion, Falmouth. Everyone believed he possessed all the necessary tools to attain his dream: playing Major League baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat happened? This chronicle of Vitale's life, written by his nephew, author of two previous novels, explains why he didn't make it to the Big Leagues, but achieved a measure of glory during a satisfying career serving his Country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book tells all in a riveting manner; so compelling you won't want to put it down. Ciampa, Curry, Famulari, Hegner, Herman, Indrisano, Khederian, Lennie Merullo, Morse, Rocciolo, the Sacco boys, Siciliano, Struzzerio, beloved St. Lazarus priests, Father Francisco Berti and Father Leo Toma, famed East Boston Coach Fred O'Brien; they're all here, their lives touching Guy's in different ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA must read \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony J. Sacco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595455220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595455225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Anthony J. Sacco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946823057663,"sku":"9780595455225","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_40a7f103-c14a-46d5-bb08-a03e6ef054f7.jpg?v=1681515328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/echoes-in-the-wind-anthony-j-sacco-9780595455225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}