| Babe: The Legend Comes to Life Contributor(s): Creamer, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 067176070X ISBN-13: 9780671760700 Publisher: Simon & Schuster
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 1992 Annotation: Babe Ruth moved beyond the baselines and outfield fences of the baseball stadiums that brought him riches and adulations to become a genuine American hero. In this acclaimed biography, Creamer reveals the man behind the legend. "The best biography ever written about an American sports figure".--Sports Illustrated. Click for more in this series: Fireside Sports Classics |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91039086 |
| Series: Fireside Sports Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.62" W x 8.36" L (0.94 lbs) 448 pages |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 04/14/2000 pg. 67 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can. -- Babe Ruth Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero. In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter Robert W. Creamer reveals the complex man behind the sports legend. From Ruth's early days in a Baltimore orphanage, to the glory days with the Yankees, to his later years, Creamer has drawn a classic portrait of an American original. |
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