
Babe Ruth
Tracy Brown Collins(Author)
Chelsea House Publishers
Published on 30. March 2008
Book
Hardback
122 pages
978-0-7910-9570-6 (ISBN)
Description
George Herman Ruth Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895. A rebellious child, he was eventually sent to a reformatory boarding school where he never quite learned the discipline his parents hoped for, but he did learn something that changed his life: baseball. Later known as Babe Ruth, he became one of the most infamous, talented, influential, and iconic figures in baseball. Signed as a pitcher to the Boston Red Sox, he was then traded to the Yankees, where he ushered in one of the most thrilling eras in baseball history. Ruth was an exciting player, sending home runs over the wall to help the Yankees win four World Series. In 1927, he hit 60 home runs during the regular season, a record that stood until Roger Maris broke it in 1961. ""Babe Ruth"" chronicles Ruth's life from a young boy in Baltimore to an American hero, one filled at times with tragedy and chaos as well as glory.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Broomall
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Young adult
Illustrations
full-colour & black-&-white photographs, statistics, chronology & timeline, sidebars, glossary, bibliography, further reading, web sites, index
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
412 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7910-9570-6 (9780791095706)
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Person
Tracy Brown Collins received her master's degree in European cultural history from the University of Amsterdam and has more than 12 years' experience in the publishing industry. She has written and edited several nonfiction books for young adults, as well as teacher and student guides for various educational publishers. She lives in the Netherlands.