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Hammerin' Hank Greenberg : baseball pioneer / Shelley Sommer.

Title
Hammerin' Hank Greenberg : baseball pioneer / Shelley Sommer.
Author
Sommer, Shelley
Publication
Honesdale, PA : Calkins Creek, c2011.

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Description
135 p. : ill., ports.; 25 cm.
Summary
"Born to Romanian Jewish immigrants in 1911, Hammerin' Hank Greenberg succeeded in 'America's Favorite Pastime' while battling Anti-Semitism both on and off the field"--Jacket.
Alternative Title
Hammering Hank Greenberg
Subject
  • Greenberg, Hank > Juvenile literature
  • Detroit Tigers (Baseball team) > History > Juvenile literature
  • Baseball players > United States > Juvenile literature
  • Jewish athletes > United States > Juvenile literature
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • History
  • Juvenile works
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography (p.121-122) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Jewish superstar -- A New York boyhood -- Learning to be a Tiger -- Hard times in Detroit -- The Jewish Tiger -- Hammerin' Hank -- Sports take center stage -- Greenberg challenges the record -- Playing in the outfield -- A new uniform -- A move to the front office -- Hammerin' Hank's legacy.
ISBN
  • 9781590784525
  • 1590784529
LCCN
^^2010929519
OCLC
  • 687690287
  • SCSB-10782996
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library