Lou Gehrig (Baseball Superstars) by Ronald A. Reis PDF

By Ronald A. Reis

Like a strong locomotive, Lou Gehrig slugged his means via 14 years because the satisfaction of the Yankees. by no means lacking a video game in the course of his occupation, the six-time All-Star set the yankee League list with 184 RBI in 1931, hit a list 23 grand slams, gained most beneficial participant awards, and gained the 1934 Triple Crown. Refusing to determine himself as a ordinary, Gehrig completed greatness via an unwavering commitment to perform. Then all at once, the Iron guy started to rust. the house runs ceased. The hits grew to become misses. Gehrig had reduced in size amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. but harnessing the energy he had displayed at the baseball diamond, Lou Gehrig struggled onward with dignity and objective. notwithstanding the illness that now bears his identify finally took Lou Gehrig's lifestyles, it didn't extinguish his spirit or his outstanding legacy. "Lou Gherig" is an engrossing new biography that celebrates a guy who was once not just a baseball nice but in addition a real American hero.

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