Hank Greenberg

The Hero of Heroes

John Rosengren

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Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
04 March 2014

Biography: sport; Jewish studies

The trade paperback reprint of an intimate biography of Hank Greenberg, one of the most exciting sluggers in baseball history and an inspiration to American Jews in the 1930s and 1940s.

Baseball 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.

But 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.

Throughout 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.

Hank Greenberg 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.

INCLUDES PHOTOS

By: John Rosengren
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 412g
ISBN: 9780451416025
ISBN 10: 0451416023
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 04 March 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Rosengren is the author of six previous books, including Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty,and the Say Hey Kid-The Year that Changed Baseball Forever, which was a finalist for the 2008 CASEY Award. A freelance journalist, Rosengren's articles have appeared in more than 100 publications, including Cycle Sport, The History Channel Magazine, Maximum Golf, MLB Insiders Club Magazine, Penthouse, Reader's Digest, Runner's World, Sports Illustrated, Tennis and U.S. Catholic. An adjunct faculty member in the University of Minnesota's journalism school, Rosengren lives with his wife and their two children in Minneapolis.

Reviews for Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes

-Rosengren pens a textured tale--of Henry Greenberg, the Moses of Baseball; Hankus Spankus, the home run king and Hall of Famer; and Hank himself, steadfast son, teammate, and father.---Larry Tye, New York Times bestselling author of Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend -The best and most important biography ever written about Hank Greenberg....Well written, deeply sensitive, and thoroughly researched.---Glenn Stout, author of Fenway 1912 -Rosengren's copious research offers new insights into the hurdles that Hank Greenberg faced, as well as his tenacity as a player and bravery during World War II that made him the hero of heroes.---Aviva Kempner, director of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg