{"product_id":"hank-greenberg-the-hero-of-heroes-9780451416025","title":"Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBaseball during the Great Depression of the 1930s galvanized communities and provided a struggling country with heroes. Jewish player Hank Greenberg gave the people of Detroit--and America--a reason to be proud.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut America was facing more than economic hardship. Hitler's agenda heightened the persecution of Jews abroad while anti-Semitism intensified political and social tensions in the U.S. The six-foot-four-inch Greenberg, the nation's most prominent Jew, became not only an iconic ball player, but also an important and sometimes controversial symbol of Jewish identity and the American immigrant experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout his twelve-year baseball career and four years of military service, he heard cheers wherever he went along with anti-Semitic taunts. The abuse drove him to legendary feats that put him in the company of the greatest sluggers of the day, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Lou Gehrig. Hank's iconic status made his personal dilemmas with religion versus team and ambition versus duty national debates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHank Greenberg\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate account of his life--a story of integrity and triumph over adversity and a portrait of one of the greatest baseball players and most important Jews of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINCLUDES PHOTOS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Rosengren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley \/ Nal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 5.98w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451416025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Rosengren\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six previous books, including \u003ci\u003eHammerin' Hank\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorge Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eSay Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2008 CASEY Award. A freelance journalist, Rosengren's articles have appeared in more than 100 publications, including \u003ci\u003eCycle Sport\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe History Channel Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaximum Golf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMLB Insiders Club Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePenthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTennis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eU.S. Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e. An adjunct faculty member in the University of Minnesota's journalism school, Rosengren lives with his wife and their two children in Minneapolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley \/ Nal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45069868302451,"sku":"9780451416025","price":32.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_89f64e37-bad7-4b07-a554-67a9ac111887.jpg?v=1780605491","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hank-greenberg-the-hero-of-heroes-9780451416025","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}