Hank Greenberg

The Hero of Heroes

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Pub Date Mar 05 2013 | Archive Date Mar 05 2013
Sports

Description

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 a boiling point. As one of the few Jewish athletes competing nationally, Hank Greenberg became not only an iconic ball player, but also an important and sometimes controversial symbol of Jewish identity and the American immigrant experience. When Hank joined the Detroit Tigers in 1933, they were headed for a dismal fifth-place season finish. The following year, with Hank leading the charge, they were fighting off the Yankees for the pennant. As his star ascended, he found himself cheered wherever he went. But there were other noises also. On and off the field, he met with taunts and anti-Semitic threats. Yet the hardship only drove him on to greater heights, sharing the spotlight with the most legendary sluggers of the day, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Fox, and Lou Gehrig. Hank Greenberg offers an intimate account of the man’s life on and off the field. It is a portrait of integrity, triumph over adversity, and one of the greatest baseball players to ever grace the field.
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...
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Advance Praise

“Rosengren pens a textured tale— of Henry Greenberg, the Moses of Baseball; Hankus Spankus, the home run king and Hall of Famer; and Hank himself, a steadfast son, teammate, and father. This is a book for those who don’t know this Hero of heroes and, much more, for those who think they do.”

— Larry Tye, New York Times bestselling author of Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend

“John Rosengren’s Hank Greenberg is the best and most important biography ever written about Hank Greenberg. Rosengren gives us not just a ballplayer, but a man of passion, intellect, character, and substance. In this well-written, deeply sensitive and thoroughly researched account, Greenberg’s achievement as an athlete and a human being are fully realized.”

— Glenn Stout, series editor, The Best American Sports Writing, and author of Fenway 1912

“John Rosengren’s copious research offers new insights into the hurdles that Hank Greenberg faced and his tenacity as a player and bravery during World War II that made him the ‘hero of heroes’.”

— Aviva Kempner, director of the award-winning, Emmy-nominated film, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

“Rosengren pens a textured tale— of Henry Greenberg, the Moses of Baseball; Hankus Spankus, the home run king and Hall of Famer; and Hank himself, a steadfast son, teammate, and father. This is a...

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Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780451235763
PRICE $26.95 (USD)

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