Babe Ruth

Stewart, Wayne

ISBN 10: 0313335966 / ISBN 13: 9780313335969

Published by Greenwood, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Babe Ruth
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313335966
• ISBN 13: 9780313335969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This brief but readable biography tells the story of the most recognized figure in baseball―Babe Ruth. Besides vividly describing the highlights of Ruth's career, author Wayne Stewart examines the unprecedented impact Ruth had on the nature and future of the game. Ruth's ability to hit the long ball and the flamboyance of his off-field persona infused the game with a new excitement that rescued baseball from the negative effects of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Making extensive use of interviews conducted by the author with members of Ruth's family and with players who knew Ruth, this biography is an engaging exploration of how Ruth helped shape modern baseball.

Babe Ruth is the most recognized figure in baseball and a true American icon. In this brief but readable biography, author Wayne Stewart engagingly describes the highlights of Ruth's career and deftly examines the reasons for the unprecedented impact Ruth had on the game. Ruth's ability to hit the long ball and the flamboyance of his off-field persona infused the game with a new excitement that rescued baseball from the negative effects of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The author draws new insights into Ruth's life and career through interviews he conducted with members of Ruth's family and with other baseball players who knew him.

Readers are also provided with a quick reference chronology to Ruth's career, a bibliography of important print and non-print information resources on Ruth, a statistical appendix summarizing Ruth's on-field production by season, and a discussion of how Ruth has been depicted in books, movies, plays, and other media since his death. This biography will both explain and satisfy the continuing curiosity about Ruth among young basbeball fans who never had the opportunity to see him play.

About the Author

Wayne Stewart is a professional writer and sports historian. He is the author of forty books, including Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years: An Inside Look at the Golden Age of Football; All the Moves I Had: A Football Life, written with Raymond Berry; Wits, Flakes, and Clowns: The Colorful Characters of Baseball, and several sports trivia titles. He has written numerous articles for publications such as Baseball Digest, USA Today/Baseball Weekly, and the SABR Research Journal. Stewart resides in Ohio.