The Big Bam

The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

Leigh Montville

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Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
15 July 2007

Sports & outdoor recreation

Now in paperback, ""the best Ruth biography to date"" (Library Journal) by New York Times bestselling biographer Leigh Montville, ""one of America's best sports writers"" (Chicago Tribune).

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.

Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar.

For eighty-five years, he has remained the sport'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 Williams's life, brings his trademark touch to this groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the Babe.

From the award-winning author of theNew York TimesbestsellerTed Williamscomes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever to loom in baseball-and in the history of organized sports.

Based on newly discovered documents and interviews-including pages from Ruth's personal scrapbooks -The Big Bam traces Ruth'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 world's most explosive slugger and cultural luminary.

By: Leigh Montville
Imprint: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 332g
ISBN: 9780767919715
ISBN 10: 0767919718
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 15 July 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Three-timeNew York Timesbestselling authorLeigh Montvilleis a former columnist at theBoston Globeand former senior writer atSports Illustrated. He is the author ofThe Mysterious Montague,The Big Bam,Ted Williams,At the Altar of Speed,Manute, andWhy Not Us?He lives in Boston.

Reviews for The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

A comprehensive look at a gargantuan life. People Montville is refreshingly nonjudgmental about his superstar subject. First-rate biography. Los Angeles Times Book Review Crisp analogies and astute observations, combined with a fluid writing style, are Leigh Montville s strengths in this definitive biography of the Splendid Splinter. Montville s writing is rich and full, like a Ted Williams swing. He connects solidly. A raw, no-holds-barred view of [Williams s] life. Tampa Tribune An engaging, fascinating read. San Diego Tribune Ted Williams is not only a first-rate sports biography, but also a first-rate biography, period. Baltimore Sun