Clemente The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero |
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Author:
| Maraniss, David |
Narrated by:
| Davis, Jonathan |
ISBN: | 978-1-4498-6879-6 |
Publication Date: | May 2006 |
Publisher: | Recorded Books, Inc.
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Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
List Price: | USD $109.00 |
Book Description:
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss penned this stirring biography of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente. Before his untimely demise in a plane crash on New Year's Eve, 1972, while rendering aid to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua, Clemente had achieved allstar status playing for the Pittsburg Pirates. Pushing past the myths, Maraniss memorializes Clemente as a quiet, pensive hero of the people. "Maraniss deftly balances baseball and loftier concerns like racism ..."...
More DescriptionPulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss penned this stirring biography of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente. Before his untimely demise in a plane crash on New Year's Eve, 1972, while rendering aid to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua, Clemente had achieved allstar status playing for the Pittsburg Pirates. Pushing past the myths, Maraniss memorializes Clemente as a quiet, pensive hero of the people. "Maraniss deftly balances baseball and loftier concerns like racism ..." -Publishers Weekly, starred review