TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bryant,Howard
TI  - The last hero: a life of Henry Aaron 
SN  - 9780307279927
AV  - GV865.A25 B79 2011
U1  - 796.357092B 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Anchor Books
KW  - Aaron, Hank,
KW  - African American baseball players
KW  - Biography
KW  - Baseball players
KW  - United States
KW  - Baseball
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-566) and index; Part one: Escape -- Herbert -- Henry -- Stepin Fetchit -- Milwaukee -- Part two: Magic -- Weheimer -- Jackie -- Scripture -- Bushville -- Almost -- Part three: Legend -- Respect -- Atlanta -- Willie -- Ruth -- Mortal -- Acknowledgment -- Part four: Free -- Drift -- Cars -- 756
N2  - In "The Last Hero", Bryant chronicles Aaron's childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic rivalry with Willie Mays--all culminating in the defining event of his life: his shattering of Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. Bryant also examines Aaron's more complex second act: his quest to become an important voice beyond the ball field
ER  -