Beltway Boys

Overview

A detailed look at the thrilling resurrection of baseball in Washington, DC

Author Biography

Media

Beltway Boys was featured on the website for Style Weekly.

Elliott Smith, author of Beltway Boys, interviews live on "Spadora on Sports" on WNER.

Beltway Boys was featured in the Falls Church News-Press.

Beltway Boys was featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Medill Magazine, author Elliott Smith's alumni magazine.

Elliott Smith, author of Beltway Boys, interviews live on WJLA-TV in Washington, DC.

Elliott Smith, author of Beltway Boys, interviews live on the Nationals Review podcast.

Beltway Boys was featured on "The Kojo Nnamdi Show" on WAMU, and included on the show's 2013 Summer Book Recommendations list.

Elliott Smith, author of Beltway Boys, was interviewed for a feature on Modern Man.

Beltway Boys was excerpted for the Yahoo Sports blog The Post Game.

Listen to Pat Williams' interview with Elliott Smith, author of Beltway Boys, on "The Pat Williams Show."

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Every spring, when hope runs high for every team in Major League Baseball and no one has a blemish on their record, there are endless accounts of new prospects that are destined to become the game's next superstars. Many of these draft day studs never even get a cup of coffee in the Majors, but with Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, the Nationals have not only scored big on huge talents, they've been able to make their team into a title contender, bringing the thrill of winning baseball back to the nation's capital in the process.

Tracing the journey of the 2012 Washington Nationals as well as the history of the franchise, Beltway Boys: Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, and the Rise of the Nationals by Elliott Smith shows how the team combined once-in-a-generation talent with an experienced manager and a roster of other bright young stars to lead the team to the top of the National League East. Following the journeys of Strasburg and Harper to the Major Leagues, Beltway Boys includes several never-before-told stories about the budding superstars and unveils the challenges they faced before becoming the team leaders they are today-including Harper's unique journey to the majors and his (alleged) primadonna personality, and Strasburg's Tommy John surgery and controversial innings pitched limit.

The perfect resource for a Nats fan, Beltway Boys is a riveting look into the Washington Nationals' breakout season and their unique strategy to construct a contending team. With a forward by longtime Nats announcer Bob Carpenter, Beltway Boys provides Washington Nationals' fans with fascinating stories and fun facts to get them ready for the hotly-anticipated 2013 season.

About the Author:
Elliott Smith is a freelance writer who has covered the Washington Nationals for several outlets, including MLB.com, Sports Xchange and the Associated Press. He previously served as the Seattle Mariners beat writer for the Olympian for six years. He also covers area teams for the Washington Post Express and Georgetown for the Washington Times. He lives in Falls Church, Virginia.

CONTACT: Josh Williams ∙ Independent Publishers Group ∙ 312.337.0747 ∙ jwilliams@ipgbook.com

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