The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
by Howard Bryant
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Publication Date: May 11, 2010
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover, 624 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780375424854
Imprint: Pantheon Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
Description of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant
In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry (Hank) Aaron’s reputation has only grown in magnitude. But his influence extends beyond statistics, and at long last here is the first definitive biography of one of baseball’s immortal figures.
Based on meticulous research and extensive interviews The Last Hero reveals how Aaron navigated the upheavals of his time—fighting against racism while at the same time benefiting from racial progress—and how he achieved his goal of continuing Jackie Robinson’s mission to obtain full equality for African Americans, both in baseball and society, while he lived uncomfortably in the public eye. Eloquently written, detailed and penetrating, this is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon.
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