| Author: | Eric Rolfe Greenberg | ISBN: | 9780803274037 |
| Publisher: | UNP - Bison Books | Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Bison Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eric Rolfe Greenberg |
| ISBN: | 9780803274037 |
| Publisher: | UNP - Bison Books |
| Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
