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Pete Rose A Biography

David Jordan

Book Code: GR2875

ISBN: 0-313-32875-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32875-6

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208 pages, photos

Greenwood Press

Publication: 9/30/2004

List Price: $31.95 (UK Sterling Price: £18.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters

Reviews:

[T]he perfect length for those "read a biography of these many pages" projects that teachers perennially assign. It would also serve any researcher well as a starting point for a project....Librarians should consider purchasing titles in this series to beef up their biography collections in anticipation of those annual assignments.
—VOYA August 2005
[A] hard-hitting sports biography which presents the nature of his lasting legacy and his post-baseball life.
—MBR Internet Bookwatch/The Bookwatch March 2005

Description: Pete Rose is baseball's "Hit King," the Major Leagues' all-time leader in career hits. But some fans consider his off-the-field actions a black mark on the sport. Major League Baseball's investigations into Rose's gambling led to his lifetime banishment from the game--which, in turn, has barred him from otherwise--certain induction into the Hall of Fame. Rose brought to the sport an unparalleled drive to succeed. Now, people from every part of society debate the nature of his legacy. Baseball author David Jordan presents an even-handed look at Rose's life, career, and post-baseball life, and lets the reader decide for him- or herself. It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in professional sports. Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters presents biographies on Greenwood's selection for the 12 best hitters in Major League history, written by some of today's best baseball authors. These books present straightforward stories in accessible language for the high school researcher and the general reader alike. Each volume includes a timeline, bibliography, and index. In addition, each volume includes a "Making of a Legend" chapter that analyses the evolution of the player's fame and (in some cases) infamy.

Table of Contents:

Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chronology of Pete Rose's Life and Career
The River Rat from Anderson Ferry
On the Way Up
Rose as a Rookie
Established Star
Batting Champ
A Spark for Cincinatti
Putting It Together
Cream of the Crop
The Big Red Machine
End of the Line in Cincinatti
To the Phillies
On Top Again
Chasing Musial...and Cobb
Return to Cincinatti
Trouble
Pete's Downfall
The Hit King
Appendix: Pete Rose's Career and World Series Statistics
Bibliography

LC Card Number: 2004053048

LCC Class: GV865

Dewey Class: 796


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