Hank Greenberg: The Hero Who Didn't Want to Be One

by Mark Kurlansky

Book Overview

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the remarkable life story of the first Jewish superstar athlete, by New York Times best-selling author Mark Kurlansky

One of the reasons baseball fans so love the sport is that it involves certain physical acts of beauty. And one of the most beautiful sights in the history of baseball was Hank Greenberg's swing. His calmly poised body seemed to have some special set of springs with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300136609
• ISBN13: 9780300136609
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.4"