"Is that the minds last, soundless, dying cry? Who will remember? There is no rustling of old crowds as my long, wrenching, joyous voyage ended, only the question, "Who will remember?""
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Afterwords on the Life of Kings, p. 438
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Roger Kahn
Roger Kahn (31 October 1927 β February 6, 2020) was an American author, best known for his writings on baseball and for his 1972 memoir, The Boys of Summer. A Sports Illustrated panel selected The Boys of Summer as the greatest of all baseball books.
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