The last hero : a life of Henry Aaron / Howard Bryant.
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TextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.Description: 600 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780375424854
- Aaron, Hank, 1934-
- African American baseball players -- Biography
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Jugadores de béisbol afroamericanos -- Biografía
- Béisbol jugadores -- Estados Unidos -- Biografía
- Béisbol -- Estados Unidos -- Historia -- Siglo 20
- 796.357092
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-566) and index.
Part one: Escape -- Herbert -- Henry -- Stepin Fetchit -- Milwaukee -- Part two: Magic -- Weheimer -- Jackie -- Scripture -- Bushville -- Almost -- Part three: Legend -- Respect -- Atlanta -- Willie -- Ruth -- Mortal -- Acknowledgment -- Part four: Free -- Drift -- Cars -- 756.
In "The Last Hero", Bryant chronicles Aaron's childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic rivalry with Willie Mays--all culminating in the defining event of his life: his shattering of Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. Bryant also examines Aaron's more complex second act: his quest to become an important voice beyond the ball field.
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