Lou Gehrig

Author : Alan D. Gaff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982132418
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lou Gehrig written by Alan D. Gaff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lost memoir from Lou Gehrig—“a compelling rumination by a baseball icon and a tragic hero” (Sports Illustrated) and “a fitting tribute to an inspiring baseball legend” (Publishers Weekly). At the tender age of twenty-four, Lou Gehrig decided to tell the remarkable story of his life and career. He was one of the most famous athletes in the country, in the midst of a record-breaking season with the legendary 1927 World Series–winning Yankees. In an effort to grow Lou’s star, pioneering sports agent Christy Walsh arranged for Lou’s tale of baseball greatness to syndicate in newspapers across the country. Those columns were largely forgotten and lost to history—until now. Lou comes alive in this “must-read” (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times) memoir. It is an inspiring, heartfelt rags-to-riches tale about a poor kid from New York who became one of the most revered baseball players of all time. Fourteen years after his account, Lou would tragically die from ALS, a neuromuscular disorder now known as Lou Gherig’s Disease. His poignant autobiography is followed by an insightful biographical essay by historian Alan D. Gaff. Here is Lou—Hall of Famer, All Star, MVP, an “athlete who epitomized the American dream” (Christian Science Monitor)—back at bat.

Author : Jonathan Eig
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743245911
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luckiest Man written by Jonathan Eig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the life of the Hall of Fame ballplayer whose career was cut short by the disease now commonly called after him, in a portrait that shares details about his rivalry with Babe Ruth, the onset of his illness, and the final years of his life.

Author : Frank Graham
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780399604317
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lou Gehrig written by Frank Graham and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1969 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the Yankee player voted "the greatest first baseman of all time" by the Baseball Writer's Association.

Author : Ray Robinson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393247252
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time written by Ray Robinson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2006-04-17 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All these many years down the road, Lou Gehrig's reputation still holds up as does Ray Robinson's elegant biography." –Bob Costas Lou 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. ALS known 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.

Author : Richard Bak
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780878338832
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lou Gehrig written by Richard Bak and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Ty Cobb comes a definitive biography of Lou Gehrig, "The Iron Horse". Gehrig was voted the MVP Award three times, set the American League record for RBI, and hit 493 home runs--including 23 grand slams, an all-time record. Bak explores the rift between Gehrig and Babe Ruth and examines the more controversial aspects of Gehrig's life. Photos.

Author : Richard Sandomir
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 031635516X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pride of the Yankees written by Richard Sandomir and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I CONSIDER MYSELF THE LUCKIEST MAN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." On July 4, 1939, baseball great Lou Gehrig delivered what has been called "baseball's Gettysburg Address" at Yankee Stadium and gave a speech that included the phrase that would become legendary. He died two years later and his fiery widow, Eleanor, wanted nothing more than to keep his memory alive. With her forceful will, she and the irascible producer Samuel Goldwyn quickly agreed to make a film based on Gehrig's life, The Pride of the Yankees. Goldwyn didn't understand--or care about--baseball. For him this film was the emotional story of a quiet, modest hero who married a spirited woman who was the love of his life, and, after a storied career, gave a short speech that transformed his legacy. With the world at war and soldiers dying on foreign soil, it was the kind of movie America needed. Using original scrips, letters, memos, and other rare documents, Richard Sandomir tells the behind-the-scenes story of how a classic was born. There was the so-called Scarlett O'Hara-like search to find the actor to play Gehrig; the stunning revelations Elanor made to the scriptwriter Paul Gallico about her life with Lou; the intensive training Cooper underwent to learn how to catch, throw, and hit a baseball for the first time; and the story of two now-legendary Hollywood actors in Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright whose nuanced performances endowed the Gehrigs with upstanding dignity and cemented the baseball icon's legend. Sandomir writes with great insight and aplomb, painting a fascinating portrait of a bygone Hollywood era, a mourning widow with a dream, and the shadow a legend cast on one of the greatest sports films of all time.

Author : Sean Peter Kirst
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786483792
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays written by Sean Peter Kirst and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The parents and widow of Lou Gehrig were so concerned about the potential desecration of his grave that they considered moving his ashes to the Hall of Fame. Officials embraced the idea of creating a mausoleum for baseball greats, but the idea was killed by Gehrig's wife--whose cryptic remarks leave us wondering to this day about the disposition of his remains. Kirst's essay on Gehrig's ashes and numerous other essays are put together from dozens of personal interviews with baseball characters. Babe Dahlgren claims he was blacklisted for rumors of marijuana use; Babe Ruth sends a note to a child stricken with polio--a note nearly lost when the family moved, and the first physical confirmation obtained by the Hall of Fame of the slugger's legendary kindness to children; a black cat is brought to the ballpark as a gesture of contempt when Jackie Robinson plays against Syracuse, a team he felt treated him as badly as any in the International League. The collection contains new information about the father of baseball card collecting, about a bat company whose accomplishments were lost in baseball lore, and about the murder trial of the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. Beautifully written, filled with fresh facts and revelations, these essays will appeal.

Author : David A. Adler
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152005238
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lou Gehrig written by David A. Adler and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for teachers to easily integrate career awareness into their daily lesson plans.

Author : Guernsey Van Riper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lou Gehrig written by Guernsey Van Riper and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography focusing on the childhood of one of the greatest professional baseball players who is remembered for playing 2,130 consecutive games in 14 seasons with the New York Yankees.

Author : James Buckley, Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781402771514
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lou Gehrig written by James Buckley, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of baseball player Lou Gehrig.