Babe Ruth and the Creation of the Celebrity Athlete
Thomas Barthel
McFarland & Co Inc, 2018
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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.
- ISBN-13
- 9781476665320
- ISBN-10
- 147666532X
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Year
- 2018
- Publication date
- 2018-07-30
- Pages
- 286
- Dimensions
- 254x178x15
- Weight
- 499