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Henry Aaron S Dream
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Author : Matt Tavares
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Henry Aaron S Dream written by Matt Tavares and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
Henry Aaron S Dream
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Author : Matt Tavares
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-04-10
Henry Aaron S Dream written by Matt Tavares and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-10 with Baseball players categories.
An uplifting tribute to the life and achievements of the record-setting hitter traces his youth in the sandlots of Mobile, Alabama, and his early years in the Negro Leagues through his spring training for the Braves and meteoric rise through the big
Henry Aaron S Dream Candlewick Biographies
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Author : Matt Tavares
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2015-02-10
Henry Aaron S Dream Candlewick Biographies written by Matt Tavares and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-10 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
“This rousing tribute should resonate with a wide audience." —School Library Journal (starred review) Before he was Hammerin’ Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn’t have a bat. He didn’t have a ball. And there wasn’t a single black ballplayer in the major leagues. But none of this could stop him. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron’s young life, Matt Tavares pays inspiring homage to one of baseball’s all-time greats.
A Summer Up North
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Author : Jerry Poling
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2002-10-28
A Summer Up North written by Jerry Poling and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-28 with Sports & Recreation categories.
June 12, 1952—only a local sportswriter showed up at the Eau Claire airport to greet a newly signed eighteen-year-old shortstop from Alabama toting a cardboard suitcase. "I was scared as hell," said Henry Aaron, recalling his arrival as the new recruit on the city’s Class C minor league baseball team. Forty-two years later, as Aaron approached the stadium where the Eau Claire Bears once played, an estimated five thousand people surrounded a newly raised bronze statue of a young "Hank" Aaron at bat. "I had goosebumps," he said later. "A lot of things happened to me in my twenty-three years as a ballplayer, but nothing touched me more than that day in Eau Claire." For the people of Eau Claire, Aaron’s summer two years before his Major League debut with the Milwaukee Braves symbolizes a magical time, when baseball fans in a small city in northern Wisconsin could live a part of the dream.
The Last Hero
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Author : Howard Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2010-05-11
The Last Hero written by Howard Bryant and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron—one of baseball's immortal figures—is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon. “Beautifully written and culturally important.” —The Washington Post “The epic baseball tale of the second half of the 20th century.” —Atlanta Journal Constitution After his retirement in 1976, Aaron’s reputation only grew in magnitude. But his influence extended beyond statistics. Based on meticulous research and extensive interviews The Last Hero reveals how Aaron navigated the upheavals of his time—fighting against racism while at the same time benefiting from racial progress—and how he achieved his goal of continuing Jackie Robinson’s mission to obtain full equality for African Americans, both in baseball and society, while he lived uncomfortably in the public eye.
Comeback Season
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Author : Cam Perron
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-03-30
Comeback Season written by Cam Perron and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 2007, at the age of twelve, Perron bought a set of Topps baseball cards featuring several players from the Negro Leagues. He started writing letters to former Negro League players asking for their autographs and a few words about their careers. The players responded with detailed stories about their glory days on the field, and the racism they faced, including run-ins with the KKK. The letters turned into phone calls, and in these conversations many of the players revealed that they had fallen out of touch with their former teammates. Perron and a small group of fellow researchers organized the first annual Negro League Players Reunion in Birmingham, Alabama in 2010. This is the story of his mission to help many players get pension money that they were owed from Major League Baseball-- and to get a Negro League museum opened in Birmingham, stocked with memorabilia. -- adapted from jacket
Hank Aaron
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Author : Peter Golenbock
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2005
Hank Aaron written by Peter Golenbock and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record.
Hank Aaron
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Author : Charlie Vascellaro
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2005-03-30
Hank Aaron written by Charlie Vascellaro and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-30 with Social Science categories.
The life and career of one of baseball's greatest players.
I Had A Hammer
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Author : Hank Aaron
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-03-17
I Had A Hammer written by Hank Aaron and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Classic New York Times Bestseller The man who shattered Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record, Henry "Hammering Hank" Aaron left his indelible mark on professional baseball and the world. But the world also left its mark on him. I Had a Hammer is much more than the intimate autobiography of one of the greatest names in pro sports—it is a fascinating social history of twentieth-century America. With courage and candor, Aaron recalls his struggles and triumphs in an atmosphere of virulent racism. He relives the breathtaking moment when, in the heat of hatred and controversy, he hit his 715th home run to break Ruth's cherished record—an accomplishment for which Aaron received more than 900,000 letters, many of them vicious and racially charged. And his story continues through the remainder of his milestone-setting, barrier-smashing career as a player and, later, Atlanta Braves executive—offering an eye-opening and unforgettable portrait of an incomparable athlete, his sport, his epoch, and his world.
One For The Record
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Author : George Plimpton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-04-26
One For The Record written by George Plimpton and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The inside story of Hank Aaron's chase for the home run record, repackaged and with a foreword by Bob Costas and new material from the Plimpton Archives. In One For the Record, George Plimpton recounts Hank Aaron's thrilling race to become the new home run champion. Amidst media frenzy and death threats, Aaron sought to beat Babe Ruth's record. In 1974, he finally succeeded. A fascinating examination of the psychology of baseball players, One For the Record gives an absorbing account of the men on the mound who had to face Aaron. But the book's true genius lies in the portrait of Aaron himself, and his discussions on his philosophy on hitting and the game of baseball.