Bibliograph

Luckiest man, the life and death of Lou Gehrig, Jonathan Eig

Type

Label

Luckiest man, the life and death of Lou Gehrig, Jonathan Eig

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Luckiest man

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56685155

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Eig

Sub title

the life and death of Lou Gehrig

Summary

Recounts the life of the Hall of Fame ballplayer whose career was cut short by the disease now commonly called after him, in a portrait that shares details about his rivalry with Babe Ruth, the onset of his illness, and the final years of his life

Table Of Contents

The survivor -- "Babe" Gehrig -- At Columbia -- The Behemoth of Bing -- Goodbye, Mr. Pipp -- Coming of age -- Sinner and saint -- Barnstorming days -- A charmed life -- The crash -- Iron horse -- Courtship -- Out of the shadows -- A night at the opera -- The next big thing -- Lord of the jungle -- Strange times -- The longest summer -- Like a match burning out -- Last chance -- Pitchers once feared his bat -- The bitter with the sweet -- Luckiest man -- The bureaucrat -- Our boy is pretty discouraged -- He was baseball

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator