The Celebrant (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803270374)

The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of promise and innocence in America. Hardworking immigrants could achieve the American dream; heroes were truly heroic. Eric Rolfe Greenberg brilliantly and authentically chronicles the real-life saga of the first national baseball hero, Christy Mathewson, and the fictional story of a Jewish immigrant family of jewelers. In these pages Mathewson and other great players like John McGraw, Honus Wagner, and Connie Mack discover the realities behind the shining illusions: the burdens of being a hero and the temptations that taint success. Purchase the audio edition.

Author: Eric Rolfe Greenberg
ISBN-10: 0803270372
ISBN-13: 9780803270374
Publisher: Bison Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1993
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.01w x 0.60d