{"product_id":"ty-cobb-a-terrible-beauty-paperback","title":"Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Leerhsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb--\"The best work ever written on this American sports legend: It's a major reconsideration of a reputation unfairly maligned for decades\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTy Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player ever. His lifetime batting average is still the highest in history, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety records. But the numbers don't tell half of Cobb's tale. The Georgia Peach was by far the most thrilling player of the era: When the Hall of Fame began in 1936, he was the first player voted in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Cobb was also one of the game's most controversial characters. He got in a lot of fights, on and off the field, and was often accused of being overly aggressive. Even his supporters acknowledged that he was a fierce competitor, but he was also widely admired. After his death in 1961, however, his reputation morphed into that of a virulent racist who also hated children and women, and was in turn hated by his peers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did this happen? Who is the real Ty Cobb? Setting the record straight, Charles Leerhsen pushed aside the myths, traveled to Georgia and Detroit, and re-traced Cobb's journey from the shy son of a professor and state senator who was progressive on race for his time to America's first true sports celebrity. The result is a \"noble [and] convincing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e biography that is \"groundbreaking, thorough, and compelling...The most complete, well-researched, and thorough treatment that has ever been written\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Tampa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Leerhsen is a former executive editor at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eTy Cobb: A Terrible Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Crazy Good: The Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and the Birth of the Indy 500\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eButch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Sarah Saffian. Visit him at Leerhsen.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760735519008,"sku":"9781451645798","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/39a86106e979b4f4ffffcbbaa90749b4.webp?v=1780188404","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ty-cobb-a-terrible-beauty-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}