Lou Gehrig: A Biography - Rilegato

Kashatus, William C.

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ISBN 10: 0313328668 ISBN 13: 9780313328664

Casa editrice: Greenwood Pub Group, 2004

Riassunto

Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played stood for decades until Cal Ripken Jr. broke it in 1995. Most people remember Gehrig for this record, or for the disease that claimed his life (and now bears his name). But what many forget is how prolific a hitter he was. The son of German immigrants, Gehrig rose from inauspicious beginnings to become a scholar-athlete at Columbia University, and then moved to Major League Baseball, where he knocked in almost 2,000 runs and helped his team win six world championships. William Kashatus recounts the perserverance and poise of a life which ended tragically, yet heroically. Written in cooperation with George Pollack, the lawyer for the Gehrig estate, this biography provides a valuable addition to the study of an enduring American sports legend.

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L'autore

WILLIAM C. KASHATUS is a professional historian and educator who holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Kashatus has written for theNew York Times, Philadelphia Daily News, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch, among other publications. His previous baseball books includeSeptember Swoon: Richie Allen, the '64 Phillies and Racial Integration, Mike Schmidt, Connie Mack's '29 Triumph, andOne-Armed Wonder: Pete Gray, Wartime Baseball and the American Dream.

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• Editore: Greenwood Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0313328668
• ISBN 13: 9780313328664
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 148