The Big Bam : the life and times of Babe Ruth / Leigh Montville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montville, Leigh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948.

Ruth, Babe.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, [2006]

Summary:

Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar. For 85 years, he has remained the sport's reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? Why is so little known about his childhood, his private life, and his inner thoughts? Based on newly discovered documents and interviews--including pages from Ruth's personal scrapbooks--this book traces Ruth's life from his bleak childhood in Baltimore to his brash entrance into professional baseball, from Boston to New York and into the record books as the world's most explosive slugger and cultural luminary. Sports biographer Montville explores every aspect of the man, paying particular attention to the myths that have always surrounded him. At a time when modern baseball is grappling with assorted controversies, this book brings back the pure glory days of the game.--From publisher description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-374) and index.

ISBN:

0385514379

OCLC:

63705901

Publisher Number:

9780385514378

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