![]() | The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories by Sean Kirst Subjects: Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History Local; Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Biography; Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; City and town life -- New York (State) -- Syracuse -- Anecdotes; A group of strangers risk death along the New York State Thruway to save a soldier from a burning truck. The true story, as told by football legend Jim Brown, of how the number 44 rose to prominence at Syracuse University. The beautiful yet tragic connection between Vice President Joseph Biden and Syracuse. The impossible account of how Eric Carle, one of the world's great children's authors, found his way to a childhood friend through a photograph taken in Syracuse more than eighty years ago. Sean Kirst is a longtime Upstate journalist, writer, and storyteller who spent nearly 25 years as a columnist for the Syracuse Post-Standard. Winner of the 2008 Ernie Pyle Award for human interest writing, Kirst is also the author of The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays , and co-author of Moonfixer: The Basketball Journey of Earl Lloyd . He lives in Syracuse with his wife, Nora, and their three children. |
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