Hank Greenberg : the hero of heroes / John Rosengren.

Baseball in the 1930s was more than a national pastime; it was a cultural touchstone that galvanized communities and gave a struggling country its heroes despite the woes of the Depression. Hank Greenberg, one of the most exciting sluggers in baseball history, gave the people of Detroit a reason to...

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Main Author: Rosengren, John
Language:English
Published: New York : NAL Hardcover, 2013.
Subjects:
Greenberg, Hank.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Jewish baseball players > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Local Note:
LM copy 1 gift from Mary Hunt.
Physical Description:392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Leshono Toivo
  • Bruggy : the pride of Crotona
  • A ballplayer named Greenberg?!
  • The elusive Hebrew star
  • Bang, bang, bang, go the Yiddish
  • MVP
  • 183*
  • The golden mark
  • Shadow boxing with fly balls
  • You're in the army now
  • War's my business now
  • Playing from memory
  • Good-bye, Mr. Ball
  • Playing hardball
  • Tennis, anyone?