Title:
Heroes of baseball : the men who made it America's favorite game
Personal Author EPSB:
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.
Edition:
1st ed.
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.
ISBN:
9780689867415
Publisher:
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
