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Book

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

Call Number

  • J 796.357 LIPS (OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.

Physical Description

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

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.

Notes

"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.

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