Hank aaron i had a hammer

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Rate this book. Hank Aaron , Lonnie Wheeler. Henry Aaron left his mark on the world by breaking Babe Ruth's record for home runs. But the world has also left its mark on him. His unique, poignant life has made him a symbol for much of the social history of twentieth-century America. Raised during the Depression in the Deep South enclave of Mobile, Alabama, Aaron broke into professional baseball as a cross-handed slugger and shortstop for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League.

A year later, he and a few others had the unforgettable mission of integrating the South Atlantic League. A year after that, he was a timid rookie leftfielder for the Milwaukee Braves, for whom he became a World Series hero in as well as the MostValuable Player of the National League. Aaron found himself back in the South when the Braves moved to Atlanta in Nine years later, in the heat of hatred and controversy, he hit his th home run to break Ruth's and baseball's most cherished record--a feat that was recently voted the greatest moment in baseball history.