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| Lou Gehrig: An American Classic |
Author: Richard Bak
September 1995
192 Pages
From the bestselling author of Ty Cobb comes a definitive biography of Lou Gehrig, "The Iron Horse."
Gehrig was voted the MVP Award three times, set the American League record for RBI, and hit 493 home runs--including 23 grand slams, an all-time record. Bak explores the rift between Gehrig and Babe Ruth and examines the more controversial aspects of Gehrig's life. Photos. |  |
| Lou Gehrig - A Biography |
Author: William C. Kashatus
Hardcover · August 2004
176 Pages
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played stood for decades until Cal Ripken Jr. broke it in 1995. Most people remember Gehrig for this record, or for the disease that claimed his life (and now bears his name). But what many forget is how prolific a hitter he was.
The son of German immigrants, Gehrig rose from inauspicious beginnings to become a scholar-athlete at Columbia University, and then moved to Major League Baseball, where he knocked in almost 2,000 runs and helped his team win six world championships.
William Kashatus recounts the perserverance and poise of a life which ended tragically, yet heroically. Written in cooperation with George Pollack, the lawyer for the Gehrig estate, this biography provides a valuable addition to the study of an enduring American sports legend. | | |
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