Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend

The most famous baseball player in history, and the most enduring legend, Babe Ruth is remembered for his dramatic heroism not only on the baseball diamond but also in his life. Kal Wagenheim illustrates this larger than life athlete in his book Babe Ruth: His Life and Legends, and describes him as both a product of his childhood in Baltimore and of his formative years as a New York Yankee. Ruth struggled desperately with the dramatic contrast between the poverty of his youth and the glamour and stardom that his famed career brought him, and although his name became synonymous with wooing women and abusing alcohol, nothing could prevent him from becoming one of history’s greatest athletes.

Kal Wagenheim, born in Newark, New Jersey, is a journalist formerly with the New York Times and currently editor of Caribbean UPDATE monthly newsletter, as well as an author, literary translator, and writer of plays and screenplays. He is also adjunct associate professor at Columbia University’s Writing Division, School of the Arts. Kal Wagenhiem’s website is www.kalwagenheim.com.