Hank Aaron A Biography

Name: Hank Aaron A Biography
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ISBN: 9780313330018

ISBN-10: 0313330018

ISBN-13: 9780313330018

Edition: 2005

Authors: Charlie Vascellaro

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At the time of Hank Aaron's birth in 1934, Babe Ruth reigned as baseball's home run king, and the Negro Leagues were an African American's only hope of playing professional baseball. Latent hopes for a different future thrived on Carver Park in Alabama, however, where a young Hank Aaron was soon to be seen perfecting the powerful stroke that would later make him one of the greatest hitters and most revered players in the history of the game. The owner of over 3,000 career base hits, the winner of two batting titles and one world championship, and the all time RBI leader and home run king, Hank Aaron began his historic career integrating the South Atlantic League, and spent much of his…

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Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 3/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

CHARLIE VASCALLARO is a freelance journalist and regular contributor to Baltimore and Washington D.C. newspapers and magazines, writing frequently on baseball and travel. A former 20-year resident of Arizona, his work annually appears in Cactus League spring training publications and in Arizona business and travel periodicals. Henry Aaron is his second book



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Chronology of Hank Aaron's Life and Career


An Alabama Childhood, 1934-1947


Big League Dreams, 1947-1951


Tears of a Clown, 1952


"Eau" to Be Young Again--Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1952


Integrating Baseball in the Deep South--Jacksonville Florida, 1953


Broken Bones and Other Breaks, 1953-1954


"Happy Days" in Milwaukee, 1954-1956


When Dreams Come True, 1957


The End of Two Eras, 1958-1966


The Launching Pad, 1966-1972


The Chase, 1973-1974


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