Der Zelebrant

Author/Contributor(s):	Greenberg, Eric Rolfe
Publisher:	Bison Books
Date:	01/01/1993
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of promise and innocence in America. Hardworking immigrants could achieve the American dream; heroes were truly heroic. Eric Rolfe Greenberg brilliantly and authentically chronicles the real-life saga of the first national baseball hero, Christy Mathewson, and the fictional story of a Jewish immigrant family of jewelers. In these pages Mathewson and other great players like John McGraw, Honus Wagner, and Connie Mack discover the realities behind the shining illusions: the burdens of being a hero and the temptations that taint success. Purchase the audio edition.