Charles Leerhsen: 3 books
Ty Cobb
A Terrible Beauty
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
A fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb—“The best work ever written on this American sports legend: It’s a major reconsideration of a reputation unfairly maligned for decades” (The Boston Globe).
Ty Cobb is baseball...
Crazy Good
The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
A hundred years ago, the most famous athlete in America was a horse. But Dan Patch was more than a sports star; he was a cultural icon in the days before the automobile. Born crippled and unable to stand, he was nearly euthanized. For a while, he pulled the grocer's wagon in his hometown of Oxford,...
Blood and Smoke
A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
One hundred years ago, 40cars lined up for the firstIndianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won.
The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing...