Hank Aaron: Baseball Player explores the life and career of Major League Baseball's home-run record holder and civil rights champion. From this early days as an unknown in the Negro Leagues to his time as a national hero playing for the Atlanta Braves, Hank Aaron redefined the game of baseball. Often remembered for breaking Babe Ruth's career home-run record, Aaron distinguished himself as one of the first African Americans to break through racial barriers in Major League Baseball when he signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1952.
During his long and remarkable career, Aaron used his celebrity status to draw attention to the inequalities that African-American players experienced.
| ISBN: | 9780816053490 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2004 |
| Author: | Michael Benson |
| Publisher: | Facts On File |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 123 pages |
| Series: | Ferguson Career Biographies |
| Genres: |
Sports |
Hank Aaron: Baseball Player explores the life and career of Major League Baseball's home-run record holder and civil rights champion. From this early days as an unknown in the Negro Leagues to his time as a national hero playing for the Atlanta Braves, Hank Aaron redefined the game of baseball.
Hank Aaron, Baseball Player features in the following genres: Sports
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Hank Aaron, Baseball Player was written by Michael Benson and published by Facts On File
Hank Aaron, Baseball Player has 123 pages
Yes it is part of Ferguson Career Biographies series