Babe Ruth and the Creation of the Celebrity Athlete

ISBN-13: 9781476665320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 286 str.

Thomas Barthel

Opis

George Herman "Babe" Ruth knew he could profit from celebrity. He soon with Christy Walsh, baseball's first publicity agent. Walsh sold Ruth's ghostwritten byline to a newspaper syndicate. Walsh's writers made him a hero, crafting his public image as a lovable scalawag. Drawing on primary sources, this book examines the stories, separating exaggerated facts from clear falsehoods.