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Published by Pantheon, 2010
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- Title
- The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
- Author
- Bryant, Howard
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0375424857
- ISBN 13
- 9780375424854
In addition to chronicling the baseball star's on-field achievements, the author also explains how the dignity and determination with which Aaron stood against racism helped transform the role and significance of the professional black athlete and turn Aaron into a national icon. By the author of Shut Out.
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About the Author
Howard Bryant is the author of Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston, which was a finalist for the Society for American Baseball Researchs 2003 Seymour Medal, and Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball. He is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine; appears regularly on ESPNs The Sports Reporters, ESPN First Take, and Outside the Lines; and serves as sports correspondent for NPRs Weekend Edition Saturday. He lives in western Massachusetts.
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