The man who made Babe Ruth : Brother Matthias of St. Mary's School /

"At six-feet-six, the hulking Martin Leo Boutilier (1872-1944) was hard to miss. Yet the many books written about Babe Ruth relegate the soft-spoken teacher and coach to the shadows. Ruth credited Boutilier-known as Brother Matthias in the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier-with making him the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Brian, 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Temas:
Ruth, Babe, > 1895-1948 > Childhood and youth.
Ruth, Babe, > 1895-1948 > Friends and associates.
Boutillier, Martin Leo, > 1872-1944.
Ruth, Babe, > 1895-1948
St. Mary's Industrial School (Baltimore, Md.)
Xaverian Brothers > Biography.
Xaverian Brothers
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Biographies.
Baseball players
Childhood and youth of a person
Friendship
United States
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. Time for Reflection
  • 2. A Farewell to Nova Scotia
  • 3. St. Mary's
  • 4. Birth and Rebirth
  • 5. "He always built me."
  • 6. A Star Begins to Twinkle
  • 7. A Big Deal
  • 8. A Homer for a Babe
  • 9. Playing to Empty Seats
  • 10. First Steps on the Big Stage
  • 11. A Real Major Leaguer
  • 12. Making History
  • 13. The Peak and Past It
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix I: Brother Matthias Speaks
  • Appendix II: Statistics-Batting
  • Appendix III: Statistics-Pitching
  • Chapter Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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