Last Ride Of The Iron Horse

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Last Ride Of The Iron Horse

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Author : Dan Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Sunbury Press
Release Date : 2019-06-12

Last Ride Of The Iron Horse written by Dan Joseph and has been published by Sunbury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Last Ride of the Iron Horse tells the tale of Lou Gehrig's final year in the Yankee lineup, as he dealt with early effects of the paralytic disease ALS. For much of the 1938 season, the legendary Gehrig -- dubbed the Iron Horse for his strength and reliability -- struggled with slumps and a mystifying loss of power that shook his confidence. Fans booed and sportswriters called for him to be benched. Then, as the Yankees battled for the pennant in August, Lou began pounding home runs like his old self -- a turnaround that in retrospect looks truly miraculous. It may have been a rare case of temporary ALS reversal. Using hard-to-find film footage, radio broadcasts, newspapers and interviews, author Dan Joseph chronicles Gehrig's roller coaster of a year. It began in Hollywood, where the handsome "Larrupin' Lou" filmed a Western that turned out to be his only movie. In subsequent months, he signed for baseball's highest salary, battled injuries that would have sidelined a lesser man, won his sixth World Series ring, and entered the political arena for the first time, denouncing the rising threat of Nazism. Joseph also seeks to answer questions that have long intrigued Gehrig's admirers: when did he sense something was wrong with his body? What were the first signs? How did he adjust? And did he still help the Yankees win the championship, even as his skills declined? 1938 turned out to be Gehrig's final hurrah. With his strength and reflexes fading, he ended his renowned consecutive games streak at 2,130 the following May. A few weeks later, doctors at the Mayo Clinic diagnosed him with ALS. On July 4th, the Yankees retired his number in a ceremony at Yankee Stadium. All along, Gehrig showed remarkable courage and grace, never more so than when he told the stadium crowd, "I might have been given a bad break, but I've got an awful lot to live for."

The Last Ride

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Author : Susan K. Marlow
language : en
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date : 2016-02-27

The Last Ride written by Susan K. Marlow and has been published by Kregel Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-27 with Brigands and robbers categories.

Ride The Iron Horse

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Author : Marjorie Darke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973

Ride The Iron Horse written by Marjorie Darke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Children's stories categories.

Iron Horse Cowgirls

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Author : Linda Back McKay
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-09-28

Iron Horse Cowgirls written by Linda Back McKay and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-28 with Transportation categories.

Before Louise Scherbyn founded the Women's International Motorcycle Association, she was simply a working girl who loved motorcycling--at a time when women weren't allowed to wear pants, roads weren't hard-topped, and handlebars could come apart while riding. The hardest part? Auxiliaries she looked to for support each proved to be the wrong fit--some uncomfortably, disastrously so. All Louise wanted was for women riders to have a proper space of their own. For that she would ultimately have to forge a new path. This book tells the fascinating story of Scherbyn's journey in forming the first stand-alone women-only motorcycle association. Chapters cover 225,000 miles and two decades' worth of community-building, hostilities, physical and professional attacks, recovery, sisterhood and more. Scherbyn paved the way for women motorcyclists across the world while facing a storm of threats and uncertainties, driving ahead with newfound friends and her singular, unifying vision for women who ride.

Last Ride Of The Headhunter

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Author : Jack Mambo
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-06-22

Last Ride Of The Headhunter written by Jack Mambo and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-22 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.

In the apocalyptic aftermath of the war to end all wars, the world has all but been reduced to vast stretches of nuclear wastelands ruled by terrifying mutants and savage packs of roaming marauders. the only form of order left in the new world is preserved by the empire, the last civilized alliance of mankind, that willingly destroys any and all possible threats to its establishment. But when empire forces one day storm into the small borderland settlement of Hogtown slaughtering all the inhabitants and totally annihilating the place without any clear explanation or logical reasoning, the man known as The Headhunter, & the last remaining resident of Hogtown, embarks on a deadly mission to the empire capital in search of answer and revenge with horrifying consequences...

Yankee Stories Untold

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Author : Rich Marazzi
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-03-31

Yankee Stories Untold written by Rich Marazzi and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Rich Marazzi has experienced Yankee history and its culture first-hand as a fan, a writer for Yankees Magazine, a radio talk show host, umpire in the Old Timer's Day game for 16 years, a writer for Mel Allen, the long-time voice of the Yankees, and currently as a baseball rules consultant who was hired by general manager Brian Cashman in 2004. He was also trained by Bob Sheppard as a back-up to the legendary Yankee Stadium public address announcer. In this book Marazzi takes the reader inside Yankee baseball by covering life in the press box, the dugout, the clubhouse, the umpire's room and more. He compiles untold Yankee stories culled from interviews of many of the Yankee greats over the last seven decades including Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Don Mattingly, Derek Jeter and more.

The Grandest Stage

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Author : Tyler Kepner
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2022-10-11

The Grandest Stage written by Tyler Kepner and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches comes the ultimate history of the World Series—a vivid portrait of baseball at its finest and most intense, filled with humor, lore, analysis, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the Fall Classic. The World Series is the most enduring showcase in American team sports. It’s the place where legends are made, where celebration and devastation can hinge on a fly ball off a foul pole or a grounder beneath a first baseman’s glove. And there’s no one better to bring this rich history to life than New York Times national baseball columnist Tyler Kepner, whose bestselling book about pitching, K, was lauded as “Michelangelo explaining the brush strokes on the Sistine Chapel” by Newsday. In seven scintillating chapters, Kepner delivers an indelible portrait of baseball’s signature event. He digs deep for essential tales dating back to the beginning in 1903, adding insights from Hall of Famers like Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Jim Palmer, Dennis Eckersley and many others who have thrived – and failed – when it mattered most. Why do some players, like Madison Bumgarner, Derek Jeter and David Ortiz, crave the pressure? How do players handle a dream that comes up short? What’s it like to manage in the World Series, and what are the secrets of building a champion? Kepner celebrates unexpected heroes like Bill Wambsganss, who pulled off an unassisted triple play in 1920, probes the mysteries behind magic moments (Did Babe Ruth call his shot in 1932? How could Eckersley walk Mike Davis to get to Kirk Gibson in 1988?) and busts some long-time myths (the 1919 Reds were much better than the Black Sox, anyway). The Grandest Stage is the ultimate history of the World Series, the perfect gift for all the fans who feel their hearts pounding in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game Seven.

The Last Ride Of The Pony Express

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Author : Will Grant
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-06-06

The Last Ride Of The Pony Express written by Will Grant and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

"Spellbinding" (Douglas Preston) and "completely fascinating" (Elizabeth Letts), cowboy and journalist Will Grant takes us on an epic and authentic horseback journey into the modern West on an adventure of a lifetime. The Last Ride of the Pony Express boldly illuminates both our mythic fascination with the Pony Express, and how its spirit continues to this day. ​ The Pony Express was a fast-horse frontier mail service that spanned the American West— the high, dry, and undeniably lonesome part of North America. While in operation during the 1860s, it carried letter mail on a blistering ten-day schedule between Missouri and San Francisco, running through a vast and mostly uninhabited wilderness. It covered a massive distance—akin to running horses between Madrid and Moscow— and to this day, the Pony Express is irrefutably the greatest display of American horsemanship to ever color the pages of a history book. Though the Pony Express has enjoyed a lot of traction over the years, among the authors that have attempted to encapsulate it, none have ever ridden it themselves. While most scholars would look for answers inside a library, Will Grant looks for his between the ears of a horse. Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, all of whom traveled throughout the developing West, Will Grant returned to his roots: he would ride the trail himself with his two horses, Chicken Fry and Badger, from one end to the other. Will Grant captures the spirit of the west in a way that few writers have. Along with rich encounters with the ranchers, farmers, historians, and businessmen who populate the trail, his exploits on horseback offer an intimate portrait of how the West has evolved from the rough and tumble 19th century to the present, and it’s written with such intimacy that you’ll feel as though you’re riding right alongside of him. Along the way, he fights off wild mustangs wanting to steal his horses in Utah, camps with Peruvian sheepherders in the mountains, and even spends three days riding under the Top Gun aviator school in Nevada, which are just a handful of extraordinary tales Will Grant unveils as he makes his way across the treacherous and, at times, thrilling landscape of the known and unknown American West. The Last Ride of the Pony Express is a uniquely tenacious tale of adventure by a native son of the West who defies most modern conveniences to compass some two thousand miles on horseback. The result is an unforgettable narrative that will forever change how you see the West, the Pony Express, and America as a whole.

The Children S Hour

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Author : T. S. Arthur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868

The Children S Hour written by T. S. Arthur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with categories.

Iron Horse

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Author : Ballantyne, R. M.
language : en
Publisher: Delmarva Publications, Inc.
Release Date : 1871

Iron Horse written by Ballantyne, R. M. and has been published by Delmarva Publications, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Railroad stories categories.

This book is illustrated. This book contains a story founded largely on facts, and is intended to illustrate some of the more salient points and interesting circumstances connected with the railway system of this kingdom. It makes no pretension whatever to give a comprehensive, much less a complete, view of a subject which, in its details, I conceive to be almost inexhaustible. To the various managers, superintendents, clerks, drivers, guards, and porters of the several railway companies from whom much of my information has been derived, I now tender my most sincere thanks for the kindness and ready assistance I have received at their hands. Edinburgh, 1871. R. M. BALLANTYNE.