Lew Freedman: 44 books
Denali Ranger
A Life of Drama and Adventure on America's Tallest Peak
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Roger Robinson has been Denali mountaineering for over forty years and has worked as a ranger for most of this time. Robinson has climbed Denali, at 20,310 feet, numerous times, leading patrols on the mountain, organizing clean climb efforts on the mountain, meeting the best climbers in the world,...
by Lew Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
In a series that explores the logic-defying comebacks and tough losses, the dramatic interceptions, fumbles, game-winning field goals, and touchdowns that shape a fan’s greatest memories of their beloved team, this book does not disappoint as the ultimate collector’s item for Bears fans. It chronicles...
by Lew Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Amelia Earhart gained world fame as the most skilled pilots of her time. As a daring and courageous aviator, she was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Although flight would always be closest to Amelia's heart, she had other interests too. She was a social worker,...
Cody Rodeo
The Mystique of Buffalo Bill Cody and The Great American Cowboy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Since 1919 the Cody Night Rodeo has thrilled audiences with a rodeo every night from the beginning of June through the end of August. The city where it is held is known as “The Rodeo Capital of the World.” The rodeo and the town are Mecca’s for tens of thousands of rodeo fans, and the hundreds...
The Indianapolis 500
A Century of High Speed Racing
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be the most spectacular event of the most famous automobile race in the world. The Indianapolis 500: A Century of High Speed Racing tells the story of the first century of competition, revealing that the first Indy car race was in 1911, but the national...
"Then Ozzie Said to Harold. . ."
The Best Chicago White Sox Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Written for every sports fan who follows the Chicago White Sox, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From the locker room to the field, the book includes stories about...
Bears Over Redskins
The Greatest Massacre in NFL History
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
The 73-0 NFL championship victory of the Chicago Bears over the Washington Redskins in December of 1940 was the most one sided game in the history. In this book readers will come to know the personalities, the personal history, and the personal commentary of the principles highlighted through contemporary...
Going Yard
The Everything Home Run Book
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Going Yard includes everything anyone would want to know about home runs—from the rise of Babe Ruth, whose prodigious power revolutionized the sport in the Roaring Twenties and the most famous All-Star game and World Series round-trippers to up-close-and-personal profiles of the 500 home-run club—the...
Sports Weird-o-Pedia
The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Sports
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
By any standard of normal behavior, sports cannot escape the definition of weirdness.
Sports achievements have the capacity to inspire and excite watchers, whether through athletic brilliance or magnificent team performance, but there are times when our athletes and teams go wacko on us, and...
by Lew Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
This book provides readers with an abundance of information and historical perspective as well as entertaining and memorable anecdotes about professional wrestling. Readers will also learn unusual snippets of trivia that will enhance their comprehension of the sport.
• Includes 100 entries...
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by Lew Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
How did stock car racing become firmly entrenched in American pop culture, especially in light of the lack of interest in motorsports overall as a spectator activity in the United States? And what has been the secret to NASCAR's financial success and growth over the last six decades?
Encyclopedia...
New York Giants
The Complete Illustrated History
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Purchased in 1925 for $500 by bookmaker and businessman Tim Mara, the New York Giants were New York City’s introduction to professional football. The National Football League was a mere five years old---and for the near-century since, the history of football, the city, and the Giants has been inextricably...
Bronx Bombers
New York Yankees Home Run History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In 2014 the New York Yankees became the first franchise in the history of Major League Baseball to hit 15,000 home runs. In many ways the history of the Bronx Bombers home runs is the history of the Yankees. Ruth s 60 home runs in 1927 was a record that stood for 34 years when it was eclipsed by Yankee...
by Lew Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The Detroit Tigers date to the founding of the American League in 1901 and the club has a long and glorious baseball tradition spanning more than 100 years of baseball. many all time greats have worn the uniform that features the classy English D on the jersey, including Ty Cobb, whom many believe is...