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- catalog abstract ""When Sandy Tolan was nine years old, his hero left town. In 1965 Henry Aaron and the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, but unlike the other Milwaukee kids, Sandy continued to follow Aaron's career from afar, straining to hear the games at night through the crackle of distant AM radio stations. Aaron's heroics provided an anchor for Sandy in the turbulent late '60s and early '70s, and the young white fan felt a bond with the black superstar." "In 1973, Sandy began keeping a scrapbook to track his idol's approach to the greatest record in sports - Babe Ruth's 714 career home runs. But he soon learned that Hank Aaron had become the target of racist hate mail and death threats. Shocked and wishing to help somehow, he wrote Aaron a letter, saying, "Don't listen to them, Mr. Aaron. You're my hero." To his astonishment, he got a letter back. "Dear Sandy," the baseball legend wrote, "Your letter of support and encouragement meant much more to me than I can adequately express in words."" "Twenty-five years later, armed with his scrapbook and the old letter, Sandy Tolan went to Atlanta to meet his hero. Me and Hank is his account of baseball, heroism, race, and childhood dreams, as he taps the bittersweet recollections of the home run king and those around him."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11697896.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""In 1973, Sandy began keeping a scrapbook to track his idol's approach to the greatest record in sports - Babe Ruth's 714 career home runs. But he soon learned that Hank Aaron had become the target of racist hate mail and death threats. Shocked and wishing to help somehow, he wrote Aaron a letter, saying, "Don't listen to them, Mr. Aaron. You're my hero." To his astonishment, he got a letter back. "Dear Sandy," the baseball legend wrote, "Your letter of support and encouragement meant much more to me than I can adequately express in words.""".
- catalog description ""Twenty-five years later, armed with his scrapbook and the old letter, Sandy Tolan went to Atlanta to meet his hero. Me and Hank is his account of baseball, heroism, race, and childhood dreams, as he taps the bittersweet recollections of the home run king and those around him."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""When Sandy Tolan was nine years old, his hero left town. In 1965 Henry Aaron and the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, but unlike the other Milwaukee kids, Sandy continued to follow Aaron's career from afar, straining to hear the games at night through the crackle of distant AM radio stations. Aaron's heroics provided an anchor for Sandy in the turbulent late '60s and early '70s, and the young white fan felt a bond with the black superstar."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305).".
- catalog description "The Encounter -- Bittersweet Embrace -- Shadow of the Babe -- Hometown -- Newly South -- Separate Memories -- A Hero in the Neighborhood -- Hall of Fame -- Big Blue -- Values -- Inheritance.".
- catalog extent "vii, 311 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Me and Hank.".
- catalog identifier "0684871300".
- catalog isFormatOf "Me and Hank.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Free Press,".
- catalog relation "Me and Hank.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "796.357/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Aaron, Hank, 1934-".
- catalog subject "Baseball players United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "GV865.A25 T65 2000".
- catalog subject "Tolan, Sandy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Encounter -- Bittersweet Embrace -- Shadow of the Babe -- Hometown -- Newly South -- Separate Memories -- A Hero in the Neighborhood -- Hall of Fame -- Big Blue -- Values -- Inheritance.".
- catalog title "Me and Hank : a boy and his hero, twenty-five years later / Sandy Tolan.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".