Hank Greenberg: The Hero Who Didn't Want to Be One
- ISBN-10
- 0300175140
- ISBN-13
- 9780300175141
- Series
- Hank Greenberg
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-03-29
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Mark Kurlansky
Description
Profiles the Jewish-American baseball player who, in 1934, risked his chance to beat Babe Ruth's home run record by sitting out a game on Yom Kippur, and describes his impact on Jewish-American history.
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