Hank Greenberg - The Hero Who Didn''t Want to Be One

Informationen zum Autor Mark Kurlansky has written, edited, or contributed to twenty books, which have been translated into twenty-five languages and won numerous prizes. His previous books Cod, Salt, 1968 , and The Food of a Younger Land were all New York Times best-sellers. Klappentext With his decision to sit out a 1934 game between his Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees because it fell on Yom Kippur, Hank Greenberg became a hero to Jews throughout America. In this work, Kurlansky explores the truth behind the slugger's legend. One of the reasons baseball fans so love the sport is that it involves certain physical acts of beauty. And one of the most beautiful sights in the history of baseball was Hank Greenberg's swing. This title explores the truth behind the quiet slugger's legend.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Kurlansky, Kurlansky Mark
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.04.2011
• EAN: 9780300136609
• ISBN: 978-0-300-13660-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Jewish Lives (Hardcover); Jewish Lives; Jewish Lives (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Baseball, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General, Biography: sport, United States of America, USA