Hank Greenberg : the hero who didn't want to be one /

Profiles the Jewish-American baseball player who, in 1934, risked his chance to beat Babe Ruth's home run record by sitting out a game on Yom Kippur, and describes his impact on Jewish-American history.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kurlansky, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
Temas:
Greenberg, Hank.
Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Jews > Sports > United States > Biography.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Biographies.
Juifs > Sports > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
Baseball players.
Jews > Sports.
United States.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • 1. Jewish Hitting
  • 2. A Beautiful Swing
  • 3. Greenberg's Time
  • 4. Becoming Hank
  • 5. Henry B. Interrupted
  • 6. Escaped at Last
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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