Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

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Lou Gehrig started his professional baseball career at a time when players began to be seen as national celebrities. Though this suited charismatic men such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, Gehrig avoided the spotlight and preferred to speak with his bat. Best known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games as well as his courage in battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a disease that now bears his name), the Iron Horse that emerges from this book is surprisingly naïve and insecure. He would cry in the clubhouse after disappointing performances, was painfully shy around women (much to the amusement of some of his teammates), and particularly devoted to his German-immigrant mother all his life. Even after earning the league MVP award he still feared the Yankees would let him go. Against the advice of Ruth and others, he refused to negotiate aggressively and so earned less than he deserved for many seasons. Honest, humble, and notoriously frugal, his only vices were chewing gum and the occasional cigarette. And despite becoming one of the finest first basemen of all time, Jonathan Eig shows how Gehrig never seemed to conquer his self-doubt, only to manage it better.

Jonathan Eig's Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig offers a fascinating and well-rounded portrait of Gehrig, from his dugout rituals and historic games to his relationships with his mother, wife, coaches, and teammates. His complex friendship with Ruth, who was the polar opposite to Gehrig in nearly every respect, is given particularly vivid attention. Take this revealing description of how the two men began a barnstorming tour together following their 1927 World Series victory: "Ruth tipped the call girls and sent them on their way. Gehrig kissed his mother goodbye." Eig also shares some previously unknown details regarding his consecutive games streak and how he dealt with ALS during the final years of his life. Rich in anecdotes and based on hundreds of interviews and 200 pages of recently discovered letters, the book effectively shows why the Iron Horse remains an American icon to this day. --Shawn Carkonen

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Lou Gehrig was a baseball legend -- the Iron Horse, the stoic New York Yankee who was the greatest first baseman in history, a man whose consecutive-games streak was ended by a horrible disease that now bears his name. But as this definitive new biography makes clear, Gehrig's life was more complicated -- and, perhaps, even more heroic -- than anyone really knew.

Drawing on new interviews and more than two hundred pages of previously unpublished letters to and from Gehrig, Luckiest Man gives us an intimate portrait of the man who became an American hero: his life as a shy and awkward youth growing up in New York City, his unlikely friendship with Babe Ruth (a friendship that allegedly ended over rumors that Ruth had had an affair with Gehrig's wife), and his stellar career with the Yankees, where his consecutive-games streak stood for more than half a century. What was not previously known, however, is that symptoms of Gehrig's affliction began appearing in 1938, earlier than is commonly acknowledged. Later, aware that he was dying, Gehrig exhibited a perseverance that was truly inspiring; he lived the last two years of his short life with the same grace and dignity with which he gave his now-famous "luckiest man" speech.

Meticulously researched and elegantly written, Jonathan Eig's Luckiest Man shows us one of the greatest baseball players of all time as we've never seen him before.

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Excellent biography!.......2007-07-21

I'll be totally honest, this book made me cry... twice. I've read towering biographies before that were informative and enlightening, but read like phonebooks (see "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris). "Luckiest Man" reads more like a novel, a story about a shy guy who deeply loves his family and tries to always do the right thing. About how this guy did everything he could for his mother and did everything he could to succeed in baseball. You're there with him emotionally just as he finally begins to embrace his fame and enjoy his celebrity, as he breaks out of his shell of shyness and finds true love. And you're there when he gets thrown the biggest curveball of his life, blames himself for his mysterious decline, and hopelessly believes that there may be a cure. This book is as informative as it is heart-breaking. I HIGHLY recommend it!

This one really moved me.......2007-07-12

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I felt a connection to the story which surprised me.

I lived in Rochester, MN for most of the 90s, I've been to many of the places outlined in the book, I worked for the Rochester newspaper, which has several mentions, and I've seen the Lou's cancelled check, which is on display at the Mayo clinic.

From that background, I felt this as a completely real story of both heroism and tragedy. This is real stuff, a completely honest telling of the rise and fall of a man who might have been any of us.

Powerful.......2007-04-19

Jonathan Eig has unleashed a grand slam of human spirit and fortitude in this biography of legendary baseball great Lou Gehrig.
We read it all. From Gehrig's impoverished beginnings through his stellar career as the New York Yankee's first-baseman in 2,130 consecutive games, to his slow, agonizing battle with ALS.
He clutched onto hope as if it were a bat, repeatedly stating, "I have a 50/50 chance" for what was an incurable disease.
This is not only baseball at its best, but also an extraordinary study into human character and strength of mind.
Well researched. Writing superb.

Very Well Done.......2007-04-19

This is the by far the best Gehrig book available (I named my son Gehrig and have probably read most of them). It gives a more personal look at him than the others. If you want statistics and information on his baseball exploits, this may not be the book for you. If you want to learn about a truly remarkable man of integrity, this book will offer you a glimpse of him that has not been offered before.

Disappointing.......2007-04-03

I found the book no more revealing than the movie, Pride of the Yankees. A straight arrow with unhealthy devotion to his mother. A man socially crippled by such a desire to please momma. There's little explanation about this devotion or about many aspects of his life which results in a one dimensional portrayal. And did I miss an explanation as to the "feud" between Lou and Babe --- which prompted Lou to turn his back on the Babe after a Babe homerun? Maybe I slept through that part. (It couldn't have been the cruise incident -- Babe was traded shortly thereafter).

Buck Leonard: The Black Lou Gehrig : The Hall of Famer's Story in His Own Words

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Buck Leonard: The Black Lou Gehrig : The Hall of Famer's Story in His Own Words
Buck Leonard , and James A. Riley
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This book left my son a sad feeling.
This book is sweet! Lovely text, and awesome drawings!
It's a woooooooonderful book

Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man
David A. Adler
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ASIN: 0152024832

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The story of Lou Gehrig, the heroic Yankee who battled with ALS, was inspirational far beyond Yankee Stadium. David Adler's spare biography tells Gehrig's story just as the athlete lived: with unassuming simplicity. It's a wise choice, since the story is so affecting on its own. Another wise choice was Adler's decision to remain vague about the details of Gehrig's illness. The story is no less affecting without them, and probably contains enough sadness for any child. As good as this book is, Terry Widener's illustrations multiply its impact enormously.

[Recommended for ages 5-9. Older siblings will probably be willing to hang around to hear it though.]

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Lou Gehrig's perseverance is legendary. During fourteen years as a first baseman for the New York Yankees, he played in a record 2,130 consecutive games, earning himself the nickname Iron Horse. Lou loved baseball and considered himself a very lucky man, even though on his thirty-sixth birthday he was diagnosed with a rare and fatal disease.

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This book left my son a sad feeling........2001-07-31

After readind this book to my son, only once, I felt very sad about what happened. Maybe because my son is only 4, his reaction to this book was a lot of sadness, rather than liking the story, or learning about Baseball. I had to spend quite a bit of time explaining to him we (mom and dad) will not die and go to heaven just yet. He was so concerned we would not be around, and started asking so many questions about DEATH. My whole purpose of buying this book was to teach him about the sport, since he is getting so interested in it, and the experience was not even close to it. It is a good book to have and read about Lou Gehrig's history, but not for a 4 year old who just wants to understand and learn more about Baseball.

This book is sweet! Lovely text, and awesome drawings!.......1998-10-22

This book is the sad story of Lou Gehrig, a true hero of New York. The up-beat drawings of the 1920's and 30's, really bring out the vibrant text.

It's a woooooooonderful book.......1998-10-03

Lou Gehric was one of the best baseball player of all time despite his disease.Lou was a cool guy.He never mised a day at school for eight years.Samething in baseball he played about 2,120 games a record.He was a fighter in many ways but he's greatest battle was against his disease.Lou's record has been broken by Cal Ripken J.R.

Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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Awesome book
Lou Gerig's the Luckiest Man

Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Jr., Guernsey Van Riper
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Awesome book.......2006-11-18

I am a HUGE yankee fan, and I thought I knew about Lou Gehrig and his Yankee career days. After reading the book, I found out what he was like to be a kid and growing up. It was super. I really enjoyed it - it was very informative and very exciting.
I highly recommend it!!!

Lou Gerig's the Luckiest Man.......2001-04-01

THis is a good book for baseball fans all over. It's more of a kid's book, but it's got great info. It even has his "luckiest man in the world" speech in it!

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The Iron Horse

Lou Gehrig: An American Classic
Richard Bak
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Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time

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The Iron Horse.......2003-08-10

This is not a long biography of Gehrig, which is good if you like quick reading. It brings out the character in the quiet consistant ballplayer who played second fiddle on a great baseball dynasty. It is about how Lou Gehrig lived, how he played, and how he died, with a lot of great pictures as well. His tragic death shocked a nation, and his life was turned into a movie shortly after. This is the story of the greatest first baseman of all time.

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Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig (Sports Heroes and Legends)
Kevin Viola
Manufacturer: LernerSports
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Lou Gehrig.......2005-12-01

Sports Heroes and Legends is a collection of very good biographies. I read about Lou Gehrig. There are tons of different biographies in this series. This series covers Lance Armstrong to Babe Ruth.
Heinrich Ludwig (Lou) Gehrig was very poor as a kid. His parents were German immigrants that lived in a rundown part of New York City. Lou's father was a skilled metal craftsman. His mother was a maid and a cook. Lou could never afford a coat so he always wore a shirt and light pants.
Lou was always ridiculed because of his German accent. He was very athletic. His best sport was baseball. One Christmas his father got him a baseball mitt. He always played baseball after school.
When Lou got into high school he made the football, soccer, and baseball team. Lou went to Chicago with his high school baseball team, to play the Chicago's high school team. They played at Wrigley Field, home of The Cubs. In the game Lou hit a grand slam, at a professional ball park!
When Lou played Rutgers with Columbia a scout was at the game. He watched Lou play and signed him to the New York Yankees. Lou Gehrig went on to be "The Luckiest Man on Earth." He was also one of the best baseball players of all time.

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My favorite book about Lou Gehrig!
Eleanor Gehrig writes of her love affair with Lou Gehrig

My Luke and I
Eleanor Gehrig , and Joseph Durso
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My favorite book about Lou Gehrig!.......2005-09-21

I first read The Luckiest Man, a new book out about Lou Gehrig which heavily quotes from this book written by Lou Gehrig's wife before her death. It is such a fun book! I LOVED all the info about Chicago in the Roaring Twenties (Mrs. Gehrig was a party-girl flapper) and also in the Depression of the 1930s, when she marries baseball great Lou Gehrig. It is a very honest book. Mrs. Gehrig writes extensively about her sour relationship with Lou's mom, who was very controlling. They got married on the spur of the moment so she couldn't step in and ruin the wedding! His illness and quick death from ALS is covered in the last chapters. It's obvious she loved him very much. Babe Ruth gets quite a lot of mention, as well as what being a baseball player back then was like. Before all the huge money that baseball players make nowadays, players would play all of over the country against non-professional teams in order to make more money. Lou was so grateful to be making any money after a poor immigrant childhood, that he almost never tried to negotiate his contracts. He just signed for whatever the team offered him. Consequently, Babe Ruth made twice as much as he did! Lou never stayed out past the team's curfew, while Babe Ruth partied all night with girls. Lou Gehrig comes across as a standup guy, worthy of honor. Not too many athletes these days are. He is humble, quiet and gracious in the face of adversity (his paralyzing and fatal illness).

Eleanor Gehrig writes of her love affair with Lou Gehrig.......2004-05-08

Although the world thought it already knew about the love story between the baseball player Lou Gehrig and the Chicago socialite Eleanor Twitchell from the 1943 film "The Pride of the Yankees," made only two years after the Yankee great died of the disease that now bears his name, his widow decided to tell their story. As told to reporter Joe Durso, Eleanor Gehrig's "My Luke and I" provides more details on what is only touched upon in the classic sports biopic starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright.

In the film there was some tension between Gehrig's German immigrant mother and his new bride. In her book Eleanor Gehrig goes into depth on the strained relationship between the two women that put Lou Gehrig in the middle. Given the psychological dimensions of any women trying to take an obvious "mama's boy" away from his mother, the fact that Eleanor called her husband "Luke" is extremely interesting since it suggests the creation of a persona that was all her own. Gehrig's birth name was Heinrich Louis Gehrig, the first name being Americanized into Henry at some point. If he was "Lou" to his fans and teammates while "Louie" to his parents, then "Luke" was the husband that Eleanor had all to herself. Or at least as much as that was possible given the fierce competition for her husband's time given his fame and family.

Eleanor Gehrig also provides insights into what happened to the relationship between her husband and Babe Ruth, which deteriorated during a good will trip to Japan. I always thought it was ironic that although it was Gehrig who was in Ruth's overpowering shadow that it was the Bambino who ended up being upset by what was happening between them and their families. But ultimately it is not baseball but the relationship between Eleanor and her "Luke" that makes this walk down memory lane worth reading, which is why this book appeals as much to romantics as it does to baseball fans. Usually when you read a book about a baseball player you envision yourself doing what they did and hitting home runs to win World Series games. But when I read this book what I wanted to do was to find someone to live happily ever after with for the rest of my life, however long that might end up being.

"My Luke and I" was turned into the 1977 television movie "A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story" starring Blythe Danner and Edward Hermmann, just in case there was any doubt what this book was really about. The movie did not air until January of 1978 when it was shown opposite the Super Bowl, having been bumped from its original October air date by a the final game of the American League Championship series in which the New York Yankees score three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, and win their second consecutive American League pennant.

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A lively writing style blends history and biography

Lou Gehrig Deserves Better

The Soul Of The Iron Horse

A True Gem

The Luckiest Yankee

Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time
Ray Robinson
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ASIN: 0060974087

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A captivating biography of the legendary ball player Lou Gehrig, known for both his prowess on the field and his courage in life.

Lou Gehrig will go down in history as one of the best ballplayers of all time. With a career average of .340 and 493 home runs, he played in a record-setting 2,130 consecutive games and was elected to the Hall of Fame. He was robbed of his superb physical skills as a relatively young man by ALS, the degenerative disease now known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease", and died in 1941. Ray Robinson re-creates the life of this legendary ballplayer and also provides an insightful look at baseball through the Depression years, including all the great players of that era -- Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Miller Huggins, and more.

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A lively writing style blends history and biography.......2006-07-04

Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig In His Time charts the life and accomplishments of a truly legendary ball player, plus author Ray Robinson provides the reader with a wealth of background details on the era of baseball through the Depression years. Most of all, it's a recreation of the man who played over two thousand consecutive games before he was diagnosed with the fatal disease named after him. A lively writing style blends history and biography, setting the times and baseball events for newcomers to the sport and providing a vivid account of a legend. Highly recommended: even non-baseball readers will find it engrossing.

Lou Gehrig Deserves Better.......2005-10-08

Lou Gehrig is a baseball legend. He played on the dynastic New York Yankees teams of the 1920s and 1930s alongside Babe Ruth. He had a .340 lifetime batting average and 493 career home runs. He set a record of 2,130 consecutive games played, a record that stood for decades. And he died of ALS in 1941 at age 38, a disease that now bears his name in the recollections of most Americans. His story, with proper dramatic license, was portrayed in the classic baseball movie, "The Pride of the Yankees," with Gary Cooper as Gehrig in what many consider the actor's greatest performance.

Ray Robinson, a sports journalist and editor, tells this story in "Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig and His Time." It is a book very much in the genre of many other conventional sports biographies. It is a serviceable biography at best, and far from great. In it we learn about one of the greatest stars of major league baseball in the pre-World War II era. If you want a basic introduction to the life and career of Lou Gehrig this book is fine. If you want a well-researched, thoughtful, and sophisticated biography of the Yankee great go elsewhere. This work is very much a "once over lightly" treatment of a person who deserves better.

The Soul Of The Iron Horse.......2005-02-02

In "Iron Horse", Ray Robinson gives the reader an introduction to the Lou Gehrig persona. More than a list of records and triumphs of the baseball star, we meet the human being behind the records. I always had the impression that Gehrig was a good man, whereas Babe Ruth was only a good baseball player. This book confirms that impression.

Growing up the son of German immigrants, Gehrig had the disadvantage of being something of an outsider in his own world. Baseball was just one avenue he traveled in his efforts to advance himself. Various jobs and Columbia University were other options pursued by Lou. His parents discouraged him from playing a game which they did not understand. When Lou had to choose between Columbia University and baseball, his parents urged the University, while a professor recommended baseball. Going to work every day was not extraordinary for Lou. That was how his parents raised him.

In his chosen trade, Lou achieved excellence and attention wherever he played. Lou lived the thrill of playing baseball, and as a Yankee to boot! Lou always considered himself the luckiest man alive, even as he lived in the shadow of two giants, Babe Ruth at the start of his career, and Joe DiMaggio toward the end. Through it all, Lou considered himself a lucky man.

Robinson leads the reader through a character study of his boyhood hero. We see Lou's relationships with his loving parents who could never understand the stage on which he strode. His wife, who gave him joy while suffering his mother's resentment, would be his solace in his illness. His relationships with his team mates, particularly Babe Ruth, get much attention. In this book we see Gehrig as a man not only driven by passions and wants, but guided by a sense of right and wrong. He was the moral compass of the Yankees. This trait prevented him from ever being the close friend of Ruth with whom he is so commonly associated in the public mind.

Driven, perhaps, by contemporary interests, Lou's earnings are frequently reported. We are brought to understand that even a star of Gehrig's luminance earned a large salary, but still needed to work when he retired. Lou found post baseball employment in a department of the city in which he grew up, achieved stardom and gradually deteriorated and died.

The illness of the only patient to give his name to a disease forms much of the latter sections of the book. Robinson tries to give an accurate report of how the disease affected Lou without over exaggerating its effects. We travel with Lou throughout his slump, ending of the streak and his gradual deterioration. At the end we have seen all 37 years of his remarkable and admirable life.

Although the reader is introduced to the persona of Lou Gehrig, there is plenty of baseball too. This is an excellent book for any baseball fan with a desire to into the soul of one of baseball's most noble knights.

A True Gem.......2003-08-16

"Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time" by Ray Robinson is a true gem, and a masterfully written book that should be forever recognized in the annals on baseball research. This book is a tribute and biography of one of baseball's greatest, and least talked about star - Lou Gehrig. While a Yankee, Gehrig was over-shawdowed by the flamboyant Babe Ruth for the most part, and any accomplishment Gehrig took part in, Babe Ruth was still more recognized.
Gehrig was a quiet, peaceful man who truly cared about fans. He was very interested in the game and loved playing baseball and really examined the mechanics of it. Hopefully Gehrig will be more memorialized not only in the Hall of Fame, but in the hearts of baseball fans everywhere. His courage triumphed his disease.

The Luckiest Yankee.......2002-02-28

Iron Horse is beautiful tribute to one of the best loved Yankees. Robinson tells the story of Lou Gehrig a simple man who due to circumstances that are beyond his control has an incurable disease.

He covers Gehrig's early years from the time he was born. We see his greatness as if we are there ourselves. And we learn the painful truth that sometimes life is cruel to even the young people around us. Lou set examples in leadership and of course in courage and anyone who reads this I hope will feel the same.

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Tomato Juice- A Tribute to my Mom

A great insight

Poorly Written

WONDERFUL BOOK!

HEART FELT

Tomato Juice- A Tribute to my Mom: A Journey about Progressive Bulbar Palsy (ALS)
Diane Hamilton
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ASIN: 1419626973
Release Date: 2006-04-05

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When her beloved mother becomes critically ill with A.L.S. Progressive Bulbar Palsy or, as some refer to it, Lou Gehrig Disease, author Diane Hamilton becomes her caregiver. In a loving month-by-month tribute, Hamilton offers patients and caregivers advice, suggestions, and heartwarming anecdotes.

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Tomato Juice- A Tribute to my Mom.......2007-03-10

The book was well written and greatly helped my sister who also has ALS and I to understand how other people both patient and caregiver deal with the disease. I was especially pleased that my sister enjoyed it.

A great insight.......2006-12-18

This book was not professionally written, but Thoughtful Reader Lynn missed the meaningful point of this book. The book was written to share a journey through a disease, and provide an insight into what one may expect, if ever faced with the horrible reality of progressive bulbar palsy.

Poorly Written.......2006-12-16

I found this book choppy, poorly written, and difficult to read. This book is very much in need of a good proofreader to help fix the poor grammar, misspellings, bad punctuation, and incorrect word usage. As far as content, it dealt very little with progressive bulbar palsy, and mostly with documenting her own family relationships, the names of the helpers, personal memories of her mother, and pushing her religion on the reader. I found this book a complete waste of my time.

WONDERFUL BOOK!.......2006-12-05

My mother-in-law was diagnosed with Progressive Bulbar Palsy A.L.S. in July of this year. Diane's book was an honest look at the journey we have ahead of us. She wrote about the illness, as well as the special bond that developed between she and her mom at this time. Diane and I have also communicated via E-mail and she has become a wonderful friend!

HEART FELT.......2006-08-02

I REALLY ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK.IT WAS SUCH A HEART WARMING JOURNEY. TO READ ABOUT A FAMILY THAT REALLY PULLED TOGATHER DURING ONE OF THE MOST HEART BREAKING JOURNEYS OF THEIR LIVES.

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One of Baseball's Greatest

Lou Gehrig (Baseball Legends)
Norman L. Macht
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One of Baseball's Greatest.......2007-01-26

Lou Gehrig, a young boy growing up in the Great Depression, is faced with problems with life and baseball. While Lou is growing up he is faced with many challenges and it intrigues readers on how he deals with them. For instance, while Lou's dad gets laid of three jobs, Lou has to go about getting a job at a very young age. This book keeps me hooked by adding facts about the Great Depression as well as including much about baseball. Such as, while the young boys discuss baseball cards, the boys would consider themselves very lucky to come across a Ty Cobb or Honus Wagner baseball card. Lou has to endear much struggle in order to work his way to a better life then he was born into.

Guernsey Van Riper, Jr., the author, has written about famous sports players such as Babe Ruth and Jim Thorpe. Guernsey really knows how to make the book enjoyable, but also how to include many facts and pieces of history. This book includes both and has kept me reading it over and over again since 5th grade. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves baseball or learning about the history of America's great athletes. Anyone that lived during the Great Depression can relate to Lou Gehrig and his history. This biography inspired me to work hard and be thankful for what I have.

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