The Most Incredible Baseball Stories Ever Told: Inspirational and Unforgettable Tales from the Great Sport of Baseball - Couverture souple

Patton, Hank

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798890950222

Editeur : Curious Press, 2023

Synopsis

Are you looking for the perfect baseball book?

Learn about some of the greatest players, teams, and moments from America’s pastime.

Baseball and American histories often intertwine in profound ways. Some of baseball’s greatest stories are also significant moments in US history.

Did you know Ted Williams flew fighter jets with astronaut John Glenn? What about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. crediting Jackie Robinson for making his Civil Rights work easier? Or how Sandy Koufax started a conversation about religious holiday observance versus professional responsibilities?

Of course, some stories are just pure baseball fun — home run races, curse-defying World Series winners, record-breaking careers and seasons, etc. Discover these stories and many others. Learn about incredible and inspirational players like Satchel Paige, Jim Abbott, Cal Ripken Jr., Sandy Koufax, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and others.

Within these pages, you’ll find:

• 15 incredible baseball stories about players, teams, or events throughout the game’s history.
• A renewed passion for the game and a fuller understanding of its role as America’s pastime.
• Fun facts about each player or team that will stump the biggest baseball heads on trivia night.
• Vivid retellings of incredible baseball moments, including direct quotes and stories from some of the greatest players.
• Surprising statistics behind some of the game’s greatest players that will change how you think about names like Ruth, Aaron, and Williams.
• Great examples of perseverance and determination in the face of challenging circumstances that you can use as inspiration in your daily life.

Whether you know much or little about baseball, this book promises to share some new insights. You might learn a new detail about your favorite player or find a brand new baseball story you hadn’t heard before!

The stories in these pages will remind you why you love this sport so much. It may even change your perceptions of how to define greatness in sports.

Get your copy of The Most Incredible Baseball Stories Ever Told today!

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Curious Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798890950222
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 185
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg