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Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America Paperback - 2005

by Tom Stanton

The author of "The Final Season" offers a look back at Hank Aaron's historic quest to attain the major league home run record, an event that shook the game of baseball--and the world at large.


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Baseball has witnessed more than 125,000 home runs. Many have altered the outcome of games, and some have decided pennants and become legend. But no dinger has had greater impact than Hank Aaron's 715th home run. His historic blast on April 8, 1974, lifted him above Babe Ruth on the all-time list, an achievement that shook not only baseball but our nation itself. Aaron's magnificent feat provoked bigotry and shattered prejudice, inspired a generation, emboldened a flagging civil rights movement, and called forth the demons that haunted Aaron's every step and turned what should have been a joyous pursuit into a hellish nightmare.

In this powerful recollection, Tom Stanton penetrates the myth of Aaron's chase and uncovers the compelling story behind the most consequential athletic achievement of the past fifty years. Three decades after Hank Aaron reached the pinnacle of the national pastime, and now as Barry Bonds makes history of his own, Stanton unfolds a tale rich with drama, poignancy, and suspense to bring to life the elusive spirit of an American hero.

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They came in silence and in somber suits.

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  • Title Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America
  • Author Tom Stanton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Printing
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
  • Date 2005-03-29
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780060722906 / 0060722908
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.18 x 5.48 x 0.7 in (20.78 x 13.92 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball players - United States, Aaron, Hank
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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