BROADCASTS.com

b'

At the tender age of twenty-four, Lou Gehrig decided to tell the remarkable story of his life and career. He was one of the most famous athletes in the country, in the midst of a record-breaking season with the legendary 1927 World Series-winning Yankees. In an effort to grow Lou\\u2019s star, pioneering sports agent Christy Walsh arranged for Lou\\u2019s tale of baseball greatness to syndicate in newspapers across the country. Until now, those columns were largely forgotten and lost to history.
\\n
\\nLou comes alive in this inspiring memoir. It is a heartfelt rags-to-riches tale about a dirt poor kid from New York who became one of the most revered baseball players of all time.
\\n
\\nFourteen years after his account, Lou would tragically die from ALS, a neuromuscular disorder now known as Lou Gehrig\\u2019s Disease. His poignant autobiography is followed by an insightful biographical essay by historian Alan D. Gaff. Here is Lou\\u2014Hall of Famer, All Star, and MVP\\u2014back at bat.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alan D. Gaff is an independent scholar and the author of many books, including Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir, Bayonets in the Wilderness, Blood in the Argonne, and On Many a Bloody Field, hailed as \\u201ca masterpiece of Civil War scholarship\\u201d (The Bookwatch). He lives in Indiana.