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One for the Record: The Inside Story of Hank Aaron's Chase for the Home Run Record

By George Plimpton

Book information

Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Year
2016
ISBN
9780316326957
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8106523 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-12-28 22:08:37
Biography & Autobiography; Sports & Recreations; N

Description

The inside story of Hank Aaron's chase for the home run record, repackaged and with a foreword by Bob Costas and new material from the Plimpton Archives. In One For the Record, George Plimpton recounts Hank Aaron's thrilling race to become the new home run champion. Amidst media frenzy and death threats, Aaron sought to beat Babe Ruth's record. In 1974, he finally succeeded. A fascinating examination of the psychology of baseball players, One For the Record gives an absorbing account of the men on the mound who had to face Aaron. But the book's true genius lies in the portrait of Aaron himself, and his discussions on his philosophy on hitting and the game of baseball.

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