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OverviewHank Aaron: Baseball Player explores the life and career of Major League Baseball's home-run record holder and civil rights champion. From this early days as an unknown in the Negro Leagues to his time as a national hero playing for the Atlanta Braves, Hank Aaron redefined the game of baseball. Often remembered for breaking Babe Ruth's career home-run record, Aaron distinguished himself as one of the first African Americans to break through racial barriers in Major League Baseball when he signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1952. During his long and remarkable career, Aaron used his celebrity status to draw attention to the inequalities that African-American players experienced. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael BensonPublisher: Facts On File Inc Imprint: Facts On File Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.90cm Weight: 0.700kg ISBN: 9780816053490ISBN 10: 0816053499 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 31 December 2004 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Secondary Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |