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Rickey : the life and legend of an American original / Howard Bryant.

Summary:
"Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson's does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he's scored more runs than any player ever. "If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you'd have two Hall of Famers," the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson's is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him. And it's a story of a sea change in sports, when athletes gained celebrity status and Black players finally earned equitable salaries. Henderson embraced this shift with his trademark style, playing for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career and sculpting a brash, larger-than-life persona that stole the nation's heart. Now, in the hands of critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic Howard Bryant, one of baseball's greatest and most original stars finally gets his due." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780358047315
  • ISBN: 0358047315
  • Physical Description: xvii, 423 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Mariner Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Henderson, Rickey, 1958-
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
African American baseball players > Biography.

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 92 HENDERS (Text) 50686016215175 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 796.357 BRY (Text) 33240004960715 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 796.357 H497B (Text) 85131001830190 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library B HENDERSON (Text) 36446002103458 Adult Recent Reads Available -
Huntingdon County Library NF 796.357 BRY (Text) 30298100597651 Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Biography Henderson (Text) 39427103699419 Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography Available -
Martin Library Adults Henderson Biography (Text) 33454005878095 2nd Floor Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Bio Henderson, R (Text) 33223008954827 Biography Available -
Womelsdorf Community Library 796.357 BRY (Text) 33249023759156 Non-fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 796.357 BRYA (Text) 34455006954032 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -

Summary: "Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson's does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he's scored more runs than any player ever. "If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you'd have two Hall of Famers," the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson's is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him. And it's a story of a sea change in sports, when athletes gained celebrity status and Black players finally earned equitable salaries. Henderson embraced this shift with his trademark style, playing for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career and sculpting a brash, larger-than-life persona that stole the nation's heart. Now, in the hands of critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic Howard Bryant, one of baseball's greatest and most original stars finally gets his due." --

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