Henry Aaron's Dream
Author: Matt Tavares
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0763632244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron.
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A Summer Up North
Author: Jerry Poling
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Published: 2002-10-28
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 0299181839
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJune 12, 1952—only a local sportswriter showed up at the Eau Claire airport to greet a newly signed eighteen-year-old shortstop from Alabama toting a cardboard suitcase. "I was scared as hell," said Henry Aaron, recalling his arrival as the new recruit on the city’s Class C minor league baseball team. Forty-two years later, as Aaron approached the stadium where the Eau Claire Bears once played, an estimated five thousand people surrounded a newly raised bronze statue of a young "Hank" Aaron at bat. "I had goosebumps," he said later. "A lot of things happened to me in my twenty-three years as a ballplayer, but nothing touched me more than that day in Eau Claire." For the people of Eau Claire, Aaron’s summer two years before his Major League debut with the Milwaukee Braves symbolizes a magical time, when baseball fans in a small city in northern Wisconsin could live a part of the dream.
Hank Aaron
Author: Peter Golenbock
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 015205250X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record.
There Goes Ted Williams
Author: Matt Tavares
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0763627895
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfiles the iconic baseball hitter, including his rigorous practice schedule as a youth, military service in two wars, and stellar career that led to an unmatched season in 1941.
The Last Hero
Author: Howard Bryant
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2011-05-03
Total Pages: 642
ISBN-13: 0307279928
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron—one of baseball's immortal figures—is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon. “Beautifully written and culturally important.” —The Washington Post “The epic baseball tale of the second half of the 20th century.” —Atlanta Journal Constitution After his retirement in 1976, Aaron’s reputation only grew in magnitude. But his influence extended beyond statistics. Based on meticulous research and extensive interviews The Last Hero reveals how Aaron navigated the upheavals of his time—fighting against racism while at the same time benefiting from racial progress—and how he achieved his goal of continuing Jackie Robinson’s mission to obtain full equality for African Americans, both in baseball and society, while he lived uncomfortably in the public eye.
Becoming Babe Ruth
Author: Matt Tavares
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2024-09-30
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 1536245836
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“This exceptionally engaging chronicle recounts Ruth’s amazing rags-to-riches story. . . . Equally important, the art captures Ruth’s irrepressible personality and joy in playing baseball.” — Booklist (starred review) Before he becomes known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and has a knack for getting into trouble. But when he turns seven, his father takes him to Saint Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed. Here, under the watchful eye of Brother Matthias, George evolves as an athlete and a man. With vivid illustrations and clear affection for his subject, Matt Tavares sheds light on an icon who learned early that life is what you make of it — and sends home a message about honoring the place you come from. Back matter includes an author’s note, Babe Ruth’s career statistics, and a bibliography.
I Had a Hammer
Author: Hank Aaron
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-03-17
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 0061873373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Classic New York Times Bestseller The man who shattered Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record, Henry "Hammering Hank" Aaron left his indelible mark on professional baseball and the world. But the world also left its mark on him. I Had a Hammer is much more than the intimate autobiography of one of the greatest names in pro sports—it is a fascinating social history of twentieth-century America. With courage and candor, Aaron recalls his struggles and triumphs in an atmosphere of virulent racism. He relives the breathtaking moment when, in the heat of hatred and controversy, he hit his 715th home run to break Ruth's cherished record—an accomplishment for which Aaron received more than 900,000 letters, many of them vicious and racially charged. And his story continues through the remainder of his milestone-setting, barrier-smashing career as a player and, later, Atlanta Braves executive—offering an eye-opening and unforgettable portrait of an incomparable athlete, his sport, his epoch, and his world.
A Black Physician's Story
Author: Douglas L. Conner
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781604731736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe autobiography of a black doctor in white Mississippi during the Jim Crow era and the fierce struggle for civil rights
Growing Up Pedro: Candlewick Biographies
Author: Matt Tavares
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 0763693103
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Before Pedro Martainez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramaon was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He dreamed of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues. This is the story of how that dream came true"--Dust jacket flap.
Comeback Season
Author: Cam Perron
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-03-30
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1982153601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 2007, at the age of twelve, Perron bought a set of Topps baseball cards featuring several players from the Negro Leagues. He started writing letters to former Negro League players asking for their autographs and a few words about their careers. The players responded with detailed stories about their glory days on the field, and the racism they faced, including run-ins with the KKK. The letters turned into phone calls, and in these conversations many of the players revealed that they had fallen out of touch with their former teammates. Perron and a small group of fellow researchers organized the first annual Negro League Players Reunion in Birmingham, Alabama in 2010. This is the story of his mission to help many players get pension money that they were owed from Major League Baseball-- and to get a Negro League museum opened in Birmingham, stocked with memorabilia. -- adapted from jacket
