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The Last Ride of the Iron Horse:\xa0How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Final Championship Season\n\nLast Ride of the Iron Horse\xa0tells the tale of Lou Gehrig's final year in the Yankee lineup, as\xa0he dealt with early effects of the\xa0paralytic disease ALS. For much of the 1938 season, the legendary Gehrig -- dubbed the Iron Horse for his strength\xa0and reliability -- struggled with slumps and a mystifying loss of power that shook his confidence. Fans booed and sportswriters called for him to be benched. Then, as the Yankees battled for the pennant in August, Lou began pounding home runs like his old self -- a turnaround that in retrospect looks truly miraculous. It may have been a rare case of temporary ALS reversal.\n\nAbout the Author:\n\nDan Joseph is a journalist and author living in the Washington, D.C. area. He is a graduate of Indiana University and has spent nearly 20 years working for the Voice of America, most as an editor in VOA\u2019s central newsroom. He previously co-authored \u201cInside Al-Shabaab,\u201d a study of the East African terrorist organization. A member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), he is also a lifelong baseball fan and one of the few living people under 50 to have attended a Pittsburgh Pirates World Series game.