Fetter, Henry D. 1949–

PERSONAL: Born July 18, 1949, in New York, NY. Education: Harvard University, A.B., 1971, J.D., 1977; University of California, Berkeley, M.A., 1974.

ADDRESSES: Home—2646 Creston Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90068. Agent—Glen Hartley, Writers Representatives, Inc., 116 W. 14th St., New York, NY 10011.

CAREER: Writer. Attorney in private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1977–.

WRITINGS:

Taking On the Yankees: Winning and Losing in the Business of Baseball, 1903–2003, W.W. Norton (New York, NY), 2003.

Contributor to books, including Current Developments in Copyright Law, Practicing Law Institute, 1979; and Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports, and the American Dream, edited by Joseph Dorinson and Joram Warmund, M.E. Sharpe (Armonk, NY), 1998; contributor to reference books. Also contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Journal of Sport History, Public Interest, New York Times, Times Literary Supplement, and Heterodoxy.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2003, review of Taking On the Yankees: Winning and Losing in the Business of Baseball, 1903–2003, p. 892.

Library Journal, August, 2003, Jim Burns, review of Taking On the Yankees, p. 93.

New York Sun, September 22, 2003, Tim Marchmon, review of Taking On the Yankees, p. 16.

New York Times Book Review, September 28, 2003, Michael Shapiro, review of Taking On the Yankees, p. 34.

Publishers Weekly, July 21, 2003, review of Taking On the Yankees, p. 186.

Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2003, Chaz Repak, review of Taking On the Yankees, p. D10.