Heroes of baseball : the men who made it America's favorite game

Título
Heroes of baseball : the men who made it America's favorite game

Robert. Lipsyte

Resumen
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.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2006

Descripción física
92, [4] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Edición
1st ed.

Nota general
"A Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc. book."

Contenido
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.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

Término de la materia
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
 
Baseball -- United States -- History.

Síntesis
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

Información de publicación
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Lymburn796.357092 LIPBook30269000083613Non-Fiction