New PDF release: Lou Gehrig (Baseball Superstars)

By Ronald A. Reis

ISBN-10: 0791094235

ISBN-13: 9780791094235

ISBN-10: 0791098982

ISBN-13: 9780791098981

Like a robust locomotive, Lou Gehrig slugged his approach via 14 years because the delight of the Yankees. by no means lacking a video game in the course of his profession, the six-time All-Star set the yank League checklist with 184 RBI in 1931, hit a checklist 23 grand slams, gained most precious participant awards, and received the 1934 Triple Crown. Refusing to determine himself as a common, Gehrig accomplished greatness via an unwavering commitment to perform. Then without notice, the Iron guy started to rust. the house runs ceased. The hits grew to become misses. Gehrig had gotten smaller amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. but harnessing the energy he had displayed at the baseball diamond, Lou Gehrig struggled onward with dignity and function. although the disorder that now bears his identify finally took Lou Gehrig's lifestyles, it didn't extinguish his spirit or his extraordinary legacy. "Lou Gherig" is an engrossing new biography that celebrates a guy who used to be not just a baseball nice but in addition a real American hero.

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