The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

National Bestseller

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam.Â

Babe Ruth was more than baseballâ‚¬s original superstar. For eighty-five years, he has remained the sportâ‚¬s reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century . . . more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? Why is so little known about his childhood, his private life, and his inner thoughts? In The Big Bam, Leigh Montville, whose recent New York Times bestselling biography of Ted Williams garnered glowing reviews and offered an exceptionally intimate look at Williamsâ‚¬s life, brings his trademark touch to this groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the Babe.

From the award-winning author of theÂ New York TimesÂ bestsellerÂ Ted WilliamsÂ comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever to loom in baseballâ‚¬"and in the history of organized sports.Â Based on newly discovered documents and interviewsâ‚¬"including pages from Ruthâ‚¬s personal scrapbooks â‚¬"The Big Bam traces Ruthâ‚¬s life from his bleak childhood in Baltimore to his brash entrance into professional baseball, from Boston to New York and into the record books as the worldâ‚¬s most explosive slugger and cultural luminary.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780767919715
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2007-05-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780767919715

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780767919715
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2007-05-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780767919715

The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

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