Heroes of baseball : the men who made it America's favorite game
Title
:
Heroes of baseball : the men who made it America's favorite game
Personal Author EPSB
:
Robert. Lipsyte
Summary
:
Meet the men who were and remain the heroes of baseball. These are men who did more than hit home runs or pitch perfect games--they changed the way our society perceives itself, and the goals we set for ourselves and our nation.
Year Published
:
2006
Physical Description
:
92, [4] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Note
:
"A Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc. book."
Contents
:
Introduction : play ball ! -- Big Al leads off -- Hard ball -- The gift of the bambino -- The first -- The mick -- Hanging tough -- The summer of swat -- The planet's game? -- Next season.
Awards
:
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Subject
:
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Baseball -- United States -- History.
Summary
:
Meet the men who were and remain the heroes of baseball. These are men who did more than hit home runs or pitch perfect games--they changed the way our society perceives itself, and the goals we set for ourselves and our nation.
ISBN
:
9780689867415
Publisher
:
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Lymburn | 796.357092 LIP | Book | 30269000083613 | Non-Fiction |