Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball
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Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball by George Herman Ruth
Babe Ruth remains one of the most popular player in the history of baseball. This book describes Babe's rise from poverty to stardom, catching his image and voice as freshly and permanently as pen and ink can. It describes the ins and outs of the game.
"The Babe livesHe died in 1948, almost a half century ago. Roger Maris broke his one-season home run record in 1961 and thirteen years later Hank Aaron passed him in most home runs, lifetime-events that should have lost the Babe in the fog of time. Instead, he is as large as ever... [This is] a remarkably good book."-Jerome Holtzman -- Jerome Holtzman
Jerome Holtzman, in a lively introduction, tells some good stories about Babe Ruth. The senior sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune, Holtzman is the author of No Cheering in the Press Box.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780803289390 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803289391 |
| Title | Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball |
| Author | George Herman Ruth |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
| Year published | 1992-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 333 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |