“The story of the 1920 American League season is too good to be fiction. Who coulda thunk up a plot that included the on-field death of a popular star, the collapse of a corrupt powerhouse club, the emergence of an unlikely dictator, and a revolution in offense powered by a slugging former pitcher? Bill Felber turns his discerning eye on this watershed year—truly the dawn of modern baseball.”—Gary Gillette, coauthor of Big League Ballparks: The Complete Illustrated History
“I kept wishing that ESPN’s Sportscenter or Baseball Tonight were around when the events in Bill Felber’s sweet history of the watershed 1920 baseball season, Under Pallor, Under Shadow, were taking place. . . . No season has ever had as much news. No book has ever told the story better.”—Leigh Montville, author of The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
“The 1920 American League season will always be remembered for the tragic death of Ray Chapman, but Under Pallor, Under Shadow sheds light on the many other fascinating events in this lively account of perhaps the most pivotal year in baseball history. A must-read for those who love America’s national pastime.”—Mike Sowell, author of The Pitch That Killed
"Felber's story gives us Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker; both Smokin' and Shoeless Joes, Eddie Cicotte, and Carl Mays and the man tragically paired with him, Ray Chapman. And here are Damon Runyon and Ring Lardner. Both tasty and nutritious, entirely satisfying for all fans of baseball history."—Margaret Heilbrun, Library Journal
"Thoroughly researched, sensibly presented and soundly argued—a ringing triple in the gap."—Kirkus Reviews
"It was a different era, and a year that deserves the kind of treatment Felber affords it."—Jerry Milani, Baseball Digest
"Under Pallor, Under Shadow functions both as a compelling and well-crafted story and as a vehicle for understanding the importance of the 1920 season and its place in baseball history."—William Harris Ressler, Nine
