Title: Inventing Baseball Heroes
Description: "In Inventing Baseball Heroes, Amber Roessner examines "hero-crafting" in sports journalism through an incisive analysis of the work surrounding two of baseball's most enduring personalities: Detroit Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb and New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson"--Jacket.
Subjects: Mathewson, christy, 1880-1925, Cobb, ty, 1886-1961, Sports journalism, Press, united states, Baseball, history, Baseball, Social aspects, History, Mass media and sports, Athletes in mass media