Babe Ruth, one of baseball's greatest (Childhood of famous Americans) - Softcover

Book 9 of 71: Childhood of Famous Americans

Van Riper, Guernsey

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9780672527548: Babe Ruth, one of baseball's greatest (Childhood of famous Americans)
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ISBN 10: 0672527545 ISBN 13: 9780672527548
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill, 1983

Synopsis

A biography focusing on the childhood of the first great home run hitter in baseball history.

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About the Author

Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. attended DePauw University in 1926. He earned two varsity letters as quarterback on the football team and one letter as a first baseman on the baseball team. After graduating, he worked in advertising then became an editor at Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company. He turned his love of sports into books, writing biographies of Lou Gehrig and Knute Rockne along with ten other children’s books.

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Publisher
Bobbs-Merrill
Publication date
1983
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0672527545
ISBN 13 
9780672527548
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192
Rating
  • 3.85 out of 5 stars
    173 ratings by Goodreads

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780020421306: Babe Ruth: One of Baseball's Greatest (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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ISBN 10:  0020421303 ISBN 13:  9780020421306
Publisher: Aladdin, 1986
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