Iron Man: The Cal Ripken, Jr. Story - Softcover

Rosenfeld, Harvey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595461387 ISBN 13: 9780595461387

Publisher: iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

"Die-hard baseball fans will really go for this book."-Chicago Tribune

"Covers all the major people and events of Cal's professional and baseball life."-Publishers Weekly

About this title

About the Author

Harvey Rosenfeld is the author of biographies of Roger Maris and Raoul Wallenberg; and narratives of the '51 pennant race between the Giants and Dodgers, and Spanish-American War; on faculty of Pace U and City University of NY.

From AudioFile

Cal Ripken, Jr.'s, rise to baseball stardom is detailed in this biographical work. The story tells of his triumphs and determination as he plays for the Baltimore Orioles with a teammate brother and a manager father while he works at breaking Lou Gehrig's extraordinary streak of 2,130 consecutive games played. Ian Esmo's diction offers an evenly paced description of the life of Cal Ripken. The vocal inflections are at times strained and sound contrived as Esmo tries to simulate Cal's family members and others heard in direct quotations. Nevertheless, the narration holds its appeal and is a worthwhile account of Cal's life. B.J.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595461387
• ISBN 13: 9780595461387
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342