Hank Greenberg
Subtitle: the hero who didn't want to be one
By: Mark Kurlansky
Series: Jewish lives
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780300136609
Subjects: Detroit Tigers (Baseball team); Baseball players; Jews; Biography; Sports
Description: Profiles the Jewish-American baseball player who, in 1934, risked his chance to beat Babe Ruth's home run record by sitting out a game on Yom Kippur, and describes his impact on Jewish-American history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.