The Resource Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America, Tom Stanton
Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America, Tom Stanton
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The item Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America, Tom Stanton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sequoyah Regional Library System.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America, Tom Stanton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sequoyah Regional Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Aaron's 1973-1974 quest to break the home run record of Babe Ruth not only allowed this quiet man to accept the mantle of his idol, Jackie Robinson, but also allowed him to advance the cause of African Americans throughout the United States. Stanton explores the social and political climate surrounding the game's record-breaking season
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 249 p.
- Contents
-
- Cal's Roscoe
- The
- Rescue
- Bowie and Mrs. Babe
- Waiting for Roger
- The
- Other star
- Sweet Home Alabama
- A
- Hero returns
- A
- Chicago revival
- Where evil lurks
- Aaron's drama
- Rainy nights in Georgia
- Atlanta's redemption
- King Henry
- The
- Hideaway
- Amid a storm
- 715
- Note
- Epilogue: The
- Legacy
- Bibliography:
- Selected books, articles, and other sources
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Jackie's funeral
- Invincible Babe
- Spring in Florida
- The
- Quest begins
- Atlanta heartbreak
- Isbn
- 9780060579760
- Label
- Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America
- Title
- Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Stanton
- Subject
-
- trueRacism in sports -- United States
- trueRacism in sports
- trueBaseball players -- Biography
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueRacism in baseball
- trueHome runs (Baseball)
- trueSports and Competition -- Sports History
- trueAaron, Hank, 1934-
- trueSports and Competition -- Baseball
- trueBaseball players -- United States -- Biography
- trueRace relations in sports
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Aaron's 1973-1974 quest to break the home run record of Babe Ruth not only allowed this quiet man to accept the mantle of his idol, Jackie Robinson, but also allowed him to advance the cause of African Americans throughout the United States. Stanton explores the social and political climate surrounding the game's record-breaking season
- Summary
- Chronicles Hank Aaron's quest to beat Babe Ruth's record, documenting how his achievements strengthened the Civil Rights movement and spurred changes in racial intolerance
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 191820
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 796.357/092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV865.A25
- LC item number
- S83 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America, Tom Stanton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-239) and index
- Contents
-
- Cal's Roscoe
- The
- Rescue
- Bowie and Mrs. Babe
- Waiting for Roger
- The
- Other star
- Sweet Home Alabama
- A
- Hero returns
- A
- Chicago revival
- Where evil lurks
- Aaron's drama
- Rainy nights in Georgia
- Atlanta's redemption
- King Henry
- The
- Hideaway
- Amid a storm
- 715
- Note
- Epilogue: The
- Legacy
- Bibliography:
- Selected books, articles, and other sources
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Jackie's funeral
- Invincible Babe
- Spring in Florida
- The
- Quest begins
- Atlanta heartbreak
- Control code
- ocm54692091
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 249 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060579760
- Lccn
- 2004046092
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)54692091
- Label
- Hank Aaron and the home run that changed America, Tom Stanton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-239) and index
- Contents
-
- Cal's Roscoe
- The
- Rescue
- Bowie and Mrs. Babe
- Waiting for Roger
- The
- Other star
- Sweet Home Alabama
- A
- Hero returns
- A
- Chicago revival
- Where evil lurks
- Aaron's drama
- Rainy nights in Georgia
- Atlanta's redemption
- King Henry
- The
- Hideaway
- Amid a storm
- 715
- Note
- Epilogue: The
- Legacy
- Bibliography:
- Selected books, articles, and other sources
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Jackie's funeral
- Invincible Babe
- Spring in Florida
- The
- Quest begins
- Atlanta heartbreak
- Control code
- ocm54692091
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 249 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060579760
- Lccn
- 2004046092
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)54692091
Subject
- trueAaron, Hank, 1934-
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBaseball players -- Biography
- trueBaseball players -- United States -- Biography
- trueHome runs (Baseball)
- trueRace relations in sports
- trueRacism in baseball
- trueRacism in sports
- trueRacism in sports -- United States
- trueSports and Competition -- Baseball
- trueSports and Competition -- Sports History
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