Description:
Ted Williams - The Biography of an American Hero (Audio book)Author: Leigh Montville
read by Philip Bosco
ISBN-13: 9780739309230
ISBN-10: 0739309234
Publication Date: 4/13/2004
Edition: Abridged
Publisher: Random House Audio
He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his Hall of Fame career twice to serve his country as a fighter pilot; to embrace his fans while tangling with the media; to retreat from the limelight whenever possible into his solitary love of fishing; and to become the most famous man ever to have his body cryogenically frozen after his death? New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville, who wrote the celebrated Sports Illustrated obituary of Ted Williams, now delivers an intimate, riveting account of this extraordinary life.
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