Lou Gehrig: A Biography
- ISBN-10
- 0313328668
- ISBN-13
- 9780313328664
- Series
- Lou Gehrig
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 148
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- William C. Kashatus
Description
Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the famous Yankee first baseman, Lou Gehrig.
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