Josh Gibson: A Life in the Negro Leagues
by William Brashler
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Author: William BrashlerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-05-25
ISBN: 1566632951
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
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Book Review: A Tragic Figure, A Tragic Story
Summary: 5 Stars
It's the great chicken/egg debate, was Josh Gibson the black Babe Ruth or was Babe Ruth the white Josh Gibson. Thanks to narrow minded thinking we'll never really know.
Josh Gibson was a man driven by deamons, the tragic death of his wife made him incapable of letting his emotions go. So he gave his children over into the care of other family members and threw himself into baseball, drugs, and alcohol. Records were kept sloppily back then and are scarce today, but it is believed that he hit approximately 800 home runs during his career. In the end his family couldn't afford a grave marker and for years his body was in an unmarked grave until Major League Baseball paid for one.
A sad chapter in our history. We can only guess what might have been.
Summary of Josh Gibson: A Life in the Negro Leagues
This illuminating biography introduces an authentic American sports hero and recaptures the mood and style.African-American & Black Books
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