Synopsis
Babe Ruth is still regarded as perhaps the greatest baseball player ever to step on a diamond. Born into a poor family in Baltimore, George Herman Ruth Jr. was sent to a Catholic reform school at age seven, where he learned how to play baseball. Initially a talented southpaw, the Babe went on to shatter every home-run record on the books?and when fewer games were played in a season and a heavier ball was used. In this engaging and fast-paced biography, award-winning author Wilborn Hampton shares with readers The Babe was also a man of big heart, temper, and appetite.
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About the Author
Wilborn Hampton has been an editor and book and theater critic for the New York Times. He is also the award-winning author of Up Close: Elvis Presley (Viking) and Kennedy Assassinated!. He lives in New York City.
Reviews
Hampton announces early in this biography of Babe Ruth that his emphasis is on separating fact from legend, and he is not afraid to dig up some of the more tawdry aspects of the slugger’s life. Unlike the approach in other books about Ruth, the focus here is on Ruth’s sad early life and his career as a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. Throughout, an attempt is made to give some sense of the grace, power, and skill of Ruth on the field. Of course, nearly all biographies of Ruth for young people inevitably end up discussing Ruth’s outside appetites for food and drink, and this biography also mentions his many extramarital affairs and his illegitimate child, who was officially passed off as a sudden adoption. Most libraries already have a full lineup of Ruth biographies. This title, part of the UpClose series and illustrated with a nice selection of photos, has the advantage of telling the complete, unvarnished story in a snappy, concise style. Grades 6-9. --Todd Morning
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