Authors Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith discussing their new book, WAR FEVER: Boston, Baseball, and American in the Shadow of the Great War.

Randy Roberts is the 150th Anniversary distinguished professor of history at Purdue University. He is the award-winning author of many books on the intersection of popular and political history, including A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle (with Johnny Smith). He lives in Lafayette, Indiana.

Johnny Smith is the J. C. "Bud" Shaw professor of sports history and an associate professor of history at Georgia Tech. He is the co-author of Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (with Randy Roberts). He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Authors Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith discuss WAR FEVER: Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War