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Allen Barra

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Allen Barra

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Birmingham, Alabama (grew up) → South Orange, New Jersey (current)

Career

Occupations
journalist, author, sportswriter
Active Years
1998-
Affiliations
American Heritage magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Salon

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends

1998 Biography

A well-researched, provocative study of the man and his legend.

Wyatt Earplegendshistory

Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee

2009 Sports biography

Biography of Yogi Berra.

baseballYogi Berra

Rickwood Field: A Century in America's Oldest Ballpark

2010 Sports history

History of Rickwood Field, America's oldest ballpark.

ballparkhistory

Style & Themes

Literary Style
sports writingjournalistic
Recurring Motifs
sportsbaseballbiography

Legacy

American journalist and author principally of sports books, noted for works on Wyatt Earp and Yogi Berra.