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

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

Robert. Lipsyte

Sommaire
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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2006

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

Edition
1st ed.

Note générale
"A Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc. book."

Table des matières
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.

Terme de vedette-matière
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
 
Baseball -- United States -- History.

Résumé
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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780689867415

Informations de publication
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Lymburn796.357092 LIPBook30269000083613Non-Fiction