内容简介
BaseballHeroesisthefirstbookinthenewmiddlegradenonfictionseriesGoodSports,about?theinspiringlifestoriesofmajorleagueathleteswhohaveovercomeobstaclesinthecourseoftheirlifeandcareers.??Eachbook?tellsthestoriesofathleteswhohaveencounteredandovercomesignificantobstacles,andwhosestoryexempifiescharacterandnerveinthefaceofadversity.?BaseballHeroeshighlightsplayerswhowereamongthefirsttobreakthroughbarriersofrace,ethnicityandevensex?inordertoplayprofessionalbaseball.SubjectsincludeJackieRobinson,?HankGreenburg,FernandoValenzuela,andIlaBorders.GlennStoutisthe?serieseditorofTheBestAmericanSportsWritingandauthorofmorethanfortynon-fictionsportsbiographiesundertheauspicesofMattChristopher.HelivesinAlburgh,VT.VisitGlennatwww.goodsportsbyglennstout.com.
作者简介
GLENNSTOUTistheauthorofYoungWomanandtheSea,RedSoxCentury,YankeesCentury,TheDodgers,andTheCubs.HehasbeentheeditorofTheBestAmericanSportsWritingsinceitsinception.?Fenway1912,?anaccountofFenwayPark'sfirstseason,willappearin2011.?Hisnext"GoodSports"titlewillbeYesSheCan:PioneersinWomen'sSports.