Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time

By Ray Robinson

Book Overview

A captivating biography of the legendary ball player Lou Gehrig, known for both his prowess on the field and his courage in life. Lou Gehrig will go down in history as one of the best ballplayers of all time. With a career average of .340 and 493 home runs, he played in a record-setting 2,130 consecutive games and was elected to the Hall of Fame. He was robbed of his superb physical skills as a relatively young man by ALS, the degenerative disease now known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease", and died in 1941. Ray Robinson re-creates the life of this legendary ballplayer and also provides an insightful look at baseball through the Depression years, including all the great players of that era -- Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Miller Huggins, and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393028577
• ISBN13: 9780393028577
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The Yankees Iron player

Ray Robinson delivers another enjoyable baseball biography.

The Luckiest Yankee

Iron Horse is beautiful tribute to one of the best loved Yankees. Robinson tells the story of Lou Gehrig a simple man who due to circumstances that are beyond his control has an incurable disease.He covers Gehrig's early years from the time he was born. We see his greatness as if we are there ourselves. And we learn the painful truth that sometimes life is cruel to even the young people around us. Lou set examples in leadership and of course in courage and anyone who reads this I hope will feel the same.

The backbone of the '27 Yankees

If you're a Lou Gehrig fan than this is the book that you need to add to your collection. The author, Ray Robinson, captured the man perfectly, from his humble beginnings to his tearful farewell. If you're a fan of the Yankees or just a fan a baseball and wish the game was really still played for "the love of the game" then this is the book for you.

Beautiful...

Beautiful, simply beautiful! It is utterly amazing that so little in terms of books exist on Lou Gehrig. Ray Robinson has done a wonderful job of bringing Lou Gehrig to the forefront. He truly deserves a well written book. Ray Robinson does just that. Thank you Ray!

A RARE TREAT

Ray Robinson gives us a different look at Lou's life. The often strained relation with fellow teammate Babe Ruth. The softness in Lou's heart that touches many as well as the outstanding performances Lou achieved in his brillant baseball career that were often over shadowed by Ruth. A definate must read for Yankees fans, baseball fans and anyone one interested in a remarkable man.

great book!

This is probably my favorite book of all time. It made me a fan of Lou's, and now, after extensive research, I have come to Idolize Lou. I love Robinson's writing style, and hope to become an author myself. Thank you for writing a wonderful book!!