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Pub. Date
1992
Description
The most famous baseball player in history, and the most enduring legend, Babe Ruth is remembered for his dramatic heroism not only on the baseball diamond but also in his life. Kal Wagenheim illustrates this larger than life athlete in his book Babe Ruth: His Life and Legends, and describes him as both a product of his childhood in Baltimore and of his formative years as a New York Yankee. Ruth struggled desperately with the dramatic contrast between...
7) The Babe & I
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Description
While helping his family make ends meet during the Great Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Born into a poor family in Baltimore, George Herman Ruth Jr. was sent to a Catholic reform school at age seven, where he learned how to play baseball. Initially a talented southpaw, the Babe went on to shatter every home-run record on the books--when fewer games were played in a season and a heavier ball was used.
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Baseball card adventures volume 3
Pub. Date
2000.
Description
With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
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Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar. For 85 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? Based on newly discovered documents and interviews--including pages from Ruth's personal scrapbooks--this book traces Ruth's life from his bleak childhood...
13) Babe Ruth
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Series
Pub. Date
1988
Description
Presents the life and career of George Herman Ruth, perhaps the most talented and popular player in baseball history.
15) Babe Ruth
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Pub. Date
[1991]
Description
Presents the life and career of George Herman Ruth, perhaps the most talented and popular player in baseball history.
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Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Before he is known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and gets into a lot of trouble. But when he turns seven, his father brings him to the gates of Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed forever. At Saint Mary's, he's expected to study hard and follow a lot of rules. But there is one good thing about Saint Mary's: almost every day, George gets to play baseball. Here, under the watchful eye...
17) Babe Ruth
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Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Biography of George Herman "Babe" Ruth describing his career in baseball which spanned over twenty years.
19) Babe Ruth
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Pub. Date
c1993
Description
A biography of the baseball player who became famous as a home run hitter for the New York Yankees.
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