Books with title Henry Aaron: Dream Chaser

Henry Aaron grew up in a Mobile, Alabama, neighborhood during a time when black men were not allowed to play major league baseball, and the only reason was the color of their skin. The teenage Aaron never was the best student. He got in trouble for skipping class. But he was a star at the local baseball diamond. He was so good that the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro League hired him when Aaron was just 17 years old. When the rules changed and black men were allowed to play in the big leagues, Aaron was one of the first black men to be hired. And he wasn’t just good. He was great. Before he retired, he hit more home runs than any other player in the history of major league baseball.

Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated South who would become baseball's home-run king.Before he was Hammerin' Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn't have a bat. He didn't have a ball. And there wasn't a single black ball player in the major leagues. But none of this could stop Henry Aaron. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron's young life — from his sandlot days through his time in the Negro Leagues to the day he played his first spring training game for the Braves — Matt Tavares offers an inspiring homage to one of baseball's all-time greats.Back matter includes an author’s note, Henry Aaron’s career statistics, and a bibliography.

Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated South who would become baseball's home-run king.Before he was Hammerin' Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn't have a bat. He didn't have a ball. And there wasn't a single black ball player in the major leagues. But none of this could stop Henry Aaron. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron's young life — from his sandlot days through his time in the Negro Leagues to the day he played his first spring training game for the Braves — Matt Tavares offers an inspiring homage to one of baseball's all-time greats.Back matter includes an author’s note, Henry Aaron’s career statistics, and a bibliography.

Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated south who would become baseball s home-run king. Before he was Hammerin Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy grow ing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn t have a bat. He didn t have a ball. And there wasn t a single black ball player in the major leagues. B ut none of this could stop Henry Aaron. In a captivating biography of Henr y Aaron s young life from his sandlot days through his time in the Negro Leagues to the day he played his first spring training game for the Braves Matt Tavares offers an inspiring homage to one of baseball s all-time greats."