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Iron horse: Lou Gehrig in his time

By Ray , Gehrig , Lou;Robinson

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2006
ISBN
9780393328820, 0393328821, 9780393247251
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
590 kB (604103 bytes)
Pages
300 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1903-1941;Baseball players -- United States --Baseball players--United States;Baseball players;BLou

Description

"All these many years down the road, Lou Gehrig's reputation still holds up as does Ray Robinson's elegant biography." –Bob CostasLou Gehrig will go down in history as one of the best ballplayers of all time; he was elected to the Hall of Fame and played in a record-setting 2,130 consecutive games. ALSknown today as "Lou Gehrig's Disease"robbed him of his physical skills at a relatively young age, and he died in 1941. Ray Robinson re-creates the life of this legendary ballplayer and also provides an insightful look at baseball, including all the great players of that era: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and more. 16 photographs.

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