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Babe Ruth A Biography
Wayne Stewart
Book Code: GR3596
ISBN: 0-313-33596-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33596-9
200 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 7/30/2006
List Price: $35.00 (UK Sterling Price: £19.95)
Discount Price: $28.00 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 20%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Stewart, a baseball historian, details the life of baseball great Babe Ruth, from his formative years through his lasting legacy. B&w historical photos and a chronology are included.
    —Reference & Research Book News     November 2006
  • Endorsement From Linda Ruth Tosetti
    Granddaughter:     I have enjoyed being a small part of Wayne's fine tribute to my grandfather, Babe Ruth, just like the "Sultan of Swat" it should prove to be a "Ruthian" hit!
Description: Babe Ruth is the most recognized figure in baseball and a true American icon. In this brief but readable biography, author Wayne Stewart engagingly describes the highlights of Ruth's career and deftly examines the reasons for the unprecedented impact Ruth had on the game. Ruth's ability to hit the long ball and the flamboyance of his off-field persona infused the game with a new excitement that rescued baseball from the negative effects of the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal. The author draws new insights into Ruth's life and career through interviews he conducted with members of Ruth's family and with other baseball players who knew him. Readers are also provided with a quick reference chronology to Ruth's career, a bibliography of important print and non-print information resources on Ruth, a statistical appendix summarizing Ruth's on-field production by season, and a discussion of how Ruth has been depicted in books, movies, plays, and other media since his death. This biography will both explain and satisfy the continuing curiosity about Ruth among young basbeball fans who never had the opportunity to see him play.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Chronology of Babe Ruth's Life and Career
  • Introduction
  • Formative Years, 1895-1914
  • A Personality Study
  • George Ruth Becomes the "Babe," 1914-1919
  • A Babe in the City That Doesn't Sleep, 1920-1924
  • The Collapse and Revival of Ruth, 1925-1926
  • What a Ride, 1927-1932
  • The Glory Ends, 1933-1935
  • After the Last Hurrah, 1936-1948
  • Ruth and the Record Book
  • Ruth and the Game Today
  • Babe Ruth's Legacy
  • Appendix 1: Babe Ruth's Career and Post-Season Statistics
  • Appendix 2: A Selection of Famous Ruth Achievements and Memorable Ruth Home Runs
  • Appendix 3: Notes on Ruth's Income
  • Bibiography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2006009755
LCC Class: GV865
Dewey Class: 796
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