When the Garden Was Eden

By Harvey Araton,

Book cover of When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks

Book description

In the tradition of The Boys of Summer and The Bronx Is Burning, New York Times sports columnist Harvey Araton delivers a fascinating look at the 1970s New York Knicks—part autobiography, part sports history, part epic, set against the tumultuous era when Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, and Bill Bradley reigned…

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1 author picked When the Garden Was Eden as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

After reading about the Knicks’ struggles from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s, you should absolutely read about when they were the best team in the NBA. Many of the names will be familiar to hoops heads—Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Bill Bradley, and Phil Jackson—but the way these teams connected to New York City is the real reason to love this book. 

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