Literary birthday greetings: The Babe

February 6, 2011

The Wali of Wallop, the Rajah of Rap, the Caliph of Clout, the Wazir of Wham, the Colossus of Clout, Maharajah of Mash, the Behemoth of Bust, the King of Crash, the Colossus Of Clout, the King Of Swing, the Terrible Titan, the Kid of Crash, the Jovial Giant and, of course, the home run king, was born this date in 1895.

Books on The Babe are too numerous to mention (mostly because it’s Super Bowl Sunday and I’m busy baking), but here are a few of my favorites, in order of preference:

  1. The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth, by Leigh Montville
  2. Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, by Robert Creamer
  3. Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball
  4. Babe Ruth, by Kal Wagenheim
  5. Babe Ruth & the American Dream, by Ken Sobol
  6. The Life That Ruth Built: A Biography, by Marshall Smelser

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