Breaking Babe Ruth : baseball's campaign against its biggest star
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Walworth-Seely Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
796.357 Wehrle
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796.357 Wehrle
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Walworth-Seely Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 796.357 Wehrle | Available |
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xii, 290 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Rather than as a Falstaffian figure of limited intellect, Edmund Wehrle reveals Babe Ruth as an ambitious, independent operator, one not afraid to challenge baseball's draconian labor system. To the baseball establishment, Ruth's immense popularity represented opportunity, but his rebelliousness and potential to overturn the status quo presented a threat. After a decades-long campaign waged by baseball to contain and discredit him, the Babe, frustrated and struggling with injuries and illness, grew more acquiescent, but the image of Ruth that baseball perpetuated still informs how many people remember him to this day. This new perspective, approaching Ruth more seriously and placing his life in fuller context, is long overdue"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wehrle, E. F. (2018). Breaking Babe Ruth: baseball's campaign against its biggest star . University of Missouri.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wehrle, Edmund F., 1964-. 2018. Breaking Babe Ruth: Baseball's Campaign against Its Biggest Star. University of Missouri.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wehrle, Edmund F., 1964-. Breaking Babe Ruth: Baseball's Campaign against Its Biggest Star University of Missouri, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wehrle, Edmund F. Breaking Babe Ruth: Baseball's Campaign against Its Biggest Star University of Missouri, 2018.
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