Describes the life of one of baseball's greatest pitchers, who was unable to play Major League baseball due to segregation for many years, after which he became the first African-American pitcher in the American League.
Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
As a novelization of the movie by the same name this story is set in New York during the Depression. It is the moving true story of James Braddock, who rose from a poor local fighter to the king of the boxing ring.
A look at the life and career of Depression era heavyweight boxer James Braddock, and his experiences as a fighter and a longshoreman, and his bout with champion boxer Max Baer.
