| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
348 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-348. |
| Summary |
This first biography of Roger Clemens is an account of the rise and fall of one of the greatest modern-day baseball players and arguably the best pitcher of all time. From his obscure youth as a pudgy, unremarkable nobody in suburban Ohio to the mounds of Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium, Roger "Rocket" Clemens is an American icon. His athletic prowess aside, Clemens also embodies a fascinating dichotomy in American culture. To thousands of fans, Clemens is a tobacco-chewing, fastball-throwing legend who walks with the giants of the world. To many others, he is a gun-toting, Republican-voting, steroid-using pedophile who stalked Charlize Theron. Here, sportswriter Jeff Pearlman delivers an exhaustively researched biography that explores who Roger Clemens is; what he means to our country; and how his rise to baseball stardom and fall to personal humiliation speaks volumes about the current state of sport in America.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Clemens, Roger.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Roger Clemens and the rage for baseball immortality |
| ISBN |
9780061724756 : $26.99 |
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0061724750 : $26.99 |
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