Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes

by John Rosengren

Book Overview

Baseball in the 1930s was more than a national pastime; it was a cultural touchstone that galvanized communities and gave a struggling country its heroes despite the woes of the Depression. Hank Greenberg, one of the most exciting sluggers in baseball history, gave the people of Detroit a reason to be proud. But America was facing more than economic hardship. With the Nazis gaining power across Europe, political and social tensions were approaching...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451235762
• ISBN13: 9780451235763
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: New American Library
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher