@article{337923, author = {Bryant, Howard,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/337923}, title = {The last hero : a life of Henry Aaron /}, publisher = {Pantheon Books,}, abstract = {In "The Last Hero", Bryant chronicles Aaron's childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic rivalry with Willie Mays--all culminating in the defining event of his life: his shattering of Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. Bryant also examines Aaron's more complex second act: his quest to become an important voice beyond the ball field.}, recid = {337923}, pages = {xvi, 600 p., [16] p. of plates :}, address = {New York :}, year = {2010}, }