Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
David Maraniss, Author . Simon & Schuster $26 (401p) ISBN 978-0-7432-1781-1
If ever a baseball player were deemed worthy of canonization, right fielder Roberto Clemente might be the one. Jackie Robinson may have suffered greater hardships during his career, but Clemente's nobility, charity and determination make him far more appropriate for a postage stamp than a Nike commercial. After 18 distinguished seasons, the Pirate star with the astonishing throwing arm died in a 1972 plane crash while en route to deliver relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims. Considering the potential for hagiography,
Reviewed on: 03/06/2006
Release date: 04/01/2006
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 401 pages - 9780743217811
Paperback - 401 pages - 9780743299992
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Library Binding - 725 pages - 9780786290154
Open Ebook - 416 pages - 9781476748016