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001 2009040573
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005 20110129082701.0
008 090928s2010 nyua b 001 0beng
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050 00 $aGV865.A25$bB79 2010
082 00 $a796.357092$aB$222
100 1 $aBryant, Howard,$d1968-
245 10 $aThe last hero :$ba life of Henry Aaron /$cHoward Bryant.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPantheon Books,$cc2010.
300 $a600 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 563-566) and index.
505 0 $aPart one: Escape -- Herbert -- Henry -- Stepin Fetchit -- Milwaukee -- Part two: Magic -- Weheimer -- Jackie -- Scripture -- Bushville -- Almost -- Part three: Legend -- Respect -- Atlanta -- Willie -- Ruth -- Mortal -- Acknowledgment -- Part four: Free -- Drift -- Cars -- 756.
520 $aIn "The Last Hero", Bryant chronicles Aaron's childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic rivalry with Willie Mays--all culminating in the defining event of his life: his shattering of Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. Bryant also examines Aaron's more complex second act: his quest to become an important voice beyond the ball field.
600 10 $aAaron, Hank,$d1934-
650 0 $aAfrican American baseball players$vBiography.
650 0 $aBaseball players$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aBaseball$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.