The Game That Was: The George Brace Baseball Photo Collection

George Brace was a freelance Chicago photographer for over 50 years who covered athletes visits to Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park and Soldier Field. He was able to capture not only athletes in photo, but also was able to capture a sense of what the athlete was like in real life by getting to know them on a personal level over many years of speaking with them and photographing them during their careers. His daughter has taken over his collection of pictures he took over the years and has a data base of over 35,000 photos in the collection for sale on a chicago based web-site: [...].

A must-have for any baseball fan. George Brace captured ballplayers both as they entered the game and in their prime. It's one of my favorites in a rather large collection of sports books.

I picked this book up and could not put it down until I read it from cover to cover. I swear I could hear the crack of the bat and roar of the crowd as I moved from page to page looking at the pictures and reading the commentary. The warmth of the pictures has made this the number one selection in my personal baseball library.

If this book's photographs represent only a fraction of Mr. Brace's total collection of negatives, then more should be rolling off the presses. Not only do they offer a great glimpse into a glorious past, the captions are equally superb. This is a work that's more than baseball: it's American history.

Had the privilege of meeting and knowing George Brace. This book is an excellent portrayal of the work of one of the world's few true gentlemen. Well written! You are correct...It is and will be a collector's item.