The last hero : a life of Henry Aaron

Title
: 
The last hero : a life of Henry Aaron

Author
: 
Bryant, Howard, 1968- author.

ISBN
: 
9780375424854

Publication Information
: 
New York : Pantheon Books, c2010.

Physical Description
: 
xvi, 600 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Personal Subject
: 
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021

Subject Term
: 
African American baseball players -- Biography.
 
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
 
Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Summary
: 
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.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)921 AARONNonfiction Collection
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)921 AARONNonfiction Collection