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©2005
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x, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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The survivor -- "Babe" Gehrig -- At Columbia -- The Behemoth of Bing -- Goodbye, Mr. Pipp -- Coming of age -- Sinner and saint -- Barnstorming days -- A charmed life -- The crash -- Iron horse -- Courtship -- Out of the shadows -- A night at the opera -- The next big thing -- Lord of the jungle -- Strange times -- The longest summer -- Like a match burning out -- Last chance -- Pitchers once feared his bat -- The bitter with the sweet -- Luckiest man -- The bureaucrat -- Out boy is pretty discouraged -- He was baseball
Chronicles the life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, discussing his childhood in New York City, shyness, interactions with other members of the Yankee team, professional triumphs, personal relationships, and struggles to overcome a debilitating disease
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