Hammerin' Hank Greenberg: Baseball Pioneer
- ISBN-10
- 1590784529
- ISBN-13
- 9781590784525
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 135
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Calkins Creek Books
- Author
- Shelley Sommer
Description
Describes the life, baseball career, and legacy of the first Jewish baseball superstar who battled anti-Semitism both on and off the field to become one of the greatest hitters of all time.
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