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Carew (Paperback)
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Carew (Paperback)
Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage
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Loot Price R473
Discovery Miles 4 730
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When Rod Carew retired in 1985, following twelve seasons with the
Minnesota Twins and seven with the California Angels, he had
amassed seven batting titles, more than three thousand hits, and
eighteen All-Star selections and was considered one of the best
pure hitters to ever play the game. While his baseball career is
well documented--Rookie of the Year in 1967 and a first-ballot Hall
of Fame selection in 1991--this compelling chronicle of Carew's
life extends far beyond the baseball diamond. "Carew" is the candid
autobiography of a baseball legend--from his years growing up in a
segregated barrio in Panama to his move to Harlem at the age of
fourteen, from the sandlots of the Bronx to the highest ranks of
major league stardom. Working with noted "New York Times"
sportswriter Ira Berkow, Carew writes memorably of his baseball
career and his philosophy and approach to hitting--including his
historic quest as a Minnesota Twin in 1977 for the first .400
season since 1941--but he also deals frankly with his early
poverty, an unhappy relationship with an abusive father, and the
racial discrimination that became more pronounced due to fame and
an interracial marriage. First published in 1979, this new edition
has a foreword by All-Star center fielder Torii Hunter and a new
afterword by Carew covering the end of his baseball career and his
post-baseball life--notably his induction into the Hall of Fame,
his years as a hitting instructor, and the tragic loss of his
daughter Michelle to leukemia. "Carew" is a forthright and
fascinating account, revealing the public and private stories that
illuminate one of baseball's greatest and most respected players.
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