num_pages: 448
description: "I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." -- Babe RuthBabe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero.In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter Robert W. Creamer reveals the complex man behind the sports legend. From Ruth's early days in a Baltimore orphanage, to the glory days with the Yankees, to his later years, Creamer has drawn a classic portrait of an American original.
language: English
title: Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
titlecomplete: Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
characters: Connie Mack, Jacob Ruppert, Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston, Joe Dugan, Bob Meusel, Miller Huggins, Carl Mays, Lou Gehrig, Harry Frazee, Ty Cobb, Joseph Lannin, Claire Merritt Ruth, Ed Barrow, Babe Ruth, Bill Carrigan, Waite Hoyt, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Ban Johnson, John McGraw, Ernie Shore
genres: Biography, History, American History, Sports, New York, American, Nonfiction, Baseball, Biography Memoir, Audiobook
ratings_count: 2691
publisher: Simon & Schuster