Gehrig and the Babe by Tony Castro

Gehrig and the Babe by Tony Castro

A revealing look at the complex relationship between two baseball legends.

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig: their legendary achievements are undeniable hallmarks of baseball history. But what about their relationship away from the field? Tony Castro explores the dynamic between these American icons, revealing their stark differences and the forces that drove them apart.

Discover the untold story of a friendship fractured by fame and rivalry. Gehrig and the Babe delves into their Yankees glory years, the enduring feud that chilled their interactions, and the moment their silence broke on July 4, 1939. This is a story of:

• The Black Sox Scandal's impact on baseball
• The cultural landscape of the Roaring '20s and the Great Depression
• The personal lives and struggles of two extraordinary athletes

For baseball fans and history enthusiasts, this is a gripping account of two legends whose legacies continue to captivate.

Tony Castro is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son that has been hailed by The New York Times as the best biography about the Hall of Fame baseball legend. He is also the author of the landmark civil rights history Chicano Power: The Emergence of Mexican America. Castro was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University where he did graduate work on American Studies and comparative literature -- studying under Homeric scholar and translator Robert Fitzgerald and Mexican Nobel laureate Octavio Paz. As a journalist, Castro was a prize-winning columnist and political writer whose work has included covering American presidential campaigns since 1964, reporting on civil wars in Central America and traveling with his Chicano activist friend Carlos Guerra to Cuba in the late 1960s where they met with Fidel Castro. Castro's reporting has appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News and The Texas Observer. He was a columnist at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner for the late legendary editor Jim Bellows. A native of Waco, Texas, Castro is a graduate of Baylor University and was also a fellow at the Washington Journalism Center. Castro lives in Los Angeles with his wife Renee LaSalle and Jeter, their black Labrador retriever. Their two grown sons, Trey and Ryan, also reside in Southern California.

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ISBN 13	9781629372518
ISBN 10	162937251X
Title	Gehrig and the Babe
Author	Tony Castro
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Triumph Books
Year published	2018-04-01
Number of pages	304
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