Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend - Softcover

Wagenheim, Kal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497636515 ISBN 13: 9781497636514

Publisher: Open Road Media, 2014

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open Road Media
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497636515
• ISBN 13: 9781497636514
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314