The greatest home run hitter in baseball history recounts his life, from his poor beginnings in Alabama and his job with the Negro American League to his post-baseball career as a spokesman for the advancement of blacks

I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

Wheeler, Lonnie

Aaron, Hank

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins

I Had a Hammer

The legendary major league star discusses his family life and friendships, the difficulties of being an African-American, his teammates--including Clemente, Campanella, Mays, Musial, and Robinson--and his shattering of Babe Ruth's home run record. Reprint. NYT. K.

Community & Culture

HarperTorch

The man who shattered Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record, Henry "Hammering Hank" Aaron left his indelible mark on professional baseball and the world. But the world also left its mark on him.
I Had a Hammer is much more than the intimate autobiography of one of the greatest names in pro sports—it is a fascinating social history of twentieth-century America. With courage and candor, Aaron recalls his struggles and triumphs in an atmosphere of virulent racism. He relives the breathtaking moment when, in the heat of hatred and controversy, he hit his 715th home run to break Ruth's cherished record—an accomplishment for which Aaron received more than 900,000 letters, many of them vicious and racially charged. And his story continues through the remainder of his milestone-setting, barrier-smashing career as a player and, later, Atlanta Braves executive—offering an eye-opening and unforgettable portrait of an incomparable athlete, his sport, his epoch, and his world.

Harper-perennial

The most effective techniques in hitting a baseball are described by Hank Aaron who is expected to surpass Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974.

Hitting the Aaron way

Children's Books

PRENTICE/HALL

Sports & Outdoors

Baseball

Demco Media

Henry Hammering Hank Aaron slugged his way from the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro League to the Atlanta Braves, where, on April 8, 1974, he shattered Babe Ruth's homerun record--a feat recently voted the greatest moment in baseball history. A hell of a story.--New York Times Book Review. Photographs.

Tandem Library

Text and photographs highlight the astonishing career of baseball's legendary "Babe" Ruth, from his awakening talent at a Baltimore boys' school to his tenure with the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees

The Babe: The Game That Ruth Built

Ritter, Lawrence S.

Rucker, Mark

Total Sports

The greatest home run hitter in baseball history recounts his life, from his poor beginnings in Alabama and his job with the Negro American League to his post-baseball career as a spokesman for the advancement of blacks

HarperAudio

The Braves franchise certainly isn't lacking in baseball legends. But, perhaps, the new century will bear witness to one of the greatest players in Braves history - Chipper Jones. Already the Braves third baseman has made an impact. In this book, those who know Jones best talk about his tremendous offensive talent, his incomparable defensive skills and other aspects of his game. You'll find chapters in the words of Hank Aaron, Tom Glavine, Tony Gwynn, Bobby Cox and others. Think of it as a journal in words and pictures of the making of a legend.

Chipper Jones: A Brace Legend in the Making

Beckett Pubns

A quarter-century after beating Babe Ruth's home-run record, the legendary baseball star offers his thoughts on baseball, heroism, and our times, in a visual autobiography. 125,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. IP.

Home Run: My Life in Pictures

Schaap, Dick

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I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

I Had a Hammer

Hitting the Aaron way

I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

I Had a Hammer

The Babe: The Game That Ruth Built

I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

Chipper Jones: A Brace Legend in the Making

Home Run: My Life in Pictures