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Clemente : the passion and grace of baseball's last hero
Maraniss, David.
Adult Nonfiction 921 C5901
From Publishers' Weekly:
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, Washington Post staffer and Clinton biographer Maraniss sticks to the facts in this respectful and dispassionate account. Clemente is a deceptively easy subject for a biographer: his acquired halo tinges past events and the accounts of his colleagues (although close friend Vic Power is frequently quoted to both admiring and frank effect). Clemente wasn't entirely virtuous-he had a temper and was sometimes given to pouting-but his altruism appears to have been a genuine product of his impoverished Puerto Rican upbringing. Maraniss deftly balances baseball and loftier concerns like racism; he presents a nuanced picture of a ballplayer more complicated than the encomiums would suggest, while still wholly deserving them. Photos. First serial in Sports Illustrated; author tour. (On sale Apr. 25) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maraniss's spirited biography of the first Latin American player named to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Clemente (1934-72) belted his 3000th hit only months before taking off on a fatal mission of mercy from his native Puerto Rico to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua. Maraniss (First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton) traces the arc of Clemente's life from overcoming poverty and racism to becoming one of baseball's most graceful players at bat and in the field. A skilled athlete who was seemingly taken for granted, Clemente became an iconic figure for Latin America and world baseball. For all collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 12/05; the Spanish version will be released in July, ISBN 0-7432-9472-6.] (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Maraniss, David.
Adult Nonfiction 921 C5901
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From Publishers' Weekly:
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, Washington Post staffer and Clinton biographer Maraniss sticks to the facts in this respectful and dispassionate account. Clemente is a deceptively easy subject for a biographer: his acquired halo tinges past events and the accounts of his colleagues (although close friend Vic Power is frequently quoted to both admiring and frank effect). Clemente wasn't entirely virtuous-he had a temper and was sometimes given to pouting-but his altruism appears to have been a genuine product of his impoverished Puerto Rican upbringing. Maraniss deftly balances baseball and loftier concerns like racism; he presents a nuanced picture of a ballplayer more complicated than the encomiums would suggest, while still wholly deserving them. Photos. First serial in Sports Illustrated; author tour. (On sale Apr. 25) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maraniss's spirited biography of the first Latin American player named to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Clemente (1934-72) belted his 3000th hit only months before taking off on a fatal mission of mercy from his native Puerto Rico to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua. Maraniss (First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton) traces the arc of Clemente's life from overcoming poverty and racism to becoming one of baseball's most graceful players at bat and in the field. A skilled athlete who was seemingly taken for granted, Clemente became an iconic figure for Latin America and world baseball. For all collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 12/05; the Spanish version will be released in July, ISBN 0-7432-9472-6.] (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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