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    Summary of The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created: Conversation Starters
    Summary of The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created: Conversation Starters
    Summary of The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created: Conversation Starters
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    Summary of The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created: Conversation Starters

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    The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created by Jane Leavy: Conversation Starters 



    The "Symphony of Swat" was a show bigger than other circuses that ever toured the country. Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy recounts the tour that brought baseball legend Babe Ruth closer to his fans around America. In September 1927, Babe Ruth hit his record-breaking 60th home run and started his three-week barnstorming travels across America. Touring with famed teammate Lou Gehrig, the event is told by Leavy, painting Ruth with what critics say as the pathos that appropriately described Ruth's life.


    The Big Fella is a New York Times bestseller and is chosen as Best Book of 2018 by Publishers Weekly.


    A Brief Look Inside:


    EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER


    than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,


    and the characters and its world still live on.


    Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to


    bring us beneath the surface of the page


    and invite us into the world that lives on.


    These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:


    Foster a deeper understanding of the book


    Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups


    Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately


    Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before


    Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent companion resource of the original book, enhancing your experience. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing these unofficial Conversation Starters.


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    Read it on your PC, Mac, iOS or Android smartphone, tablet devices.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBH
    Release dateApr 15, 2019
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      Summary of The Big Fella - Paul Mani

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      HE BIG FELLA: BABE RUTH AND THE WORLD HE CREATED IS A    bestselling masterpiece about baseball legend Babe Ruth told from the perspective of award-winning author Jane Leavy.

      In September 1927, Babe Ruth hit his record-breaking 60th home run and started his three-week barnstorming travels across America. Touring with famed teammate Lou Gehrig, the event was named Symphony of Swat by Ruth's agent Christy Walsh, a show bigger than other circuses that ever toured the country, according to archival accounts. The author recounts the tour, painting it with what critics say as the pathos that appropriately described Ruth's life. The narrative is told in a non-linear way that tells events that happened during the tour as well as retraces Ruth's life before the tour. Leavy takes side roads in her narrative to give readers a bigger view of Ruth's life. The narrative becomes meandering and repetitive as a result but with the effect of giving the story its needed context. Central to the narrative is the focus on the life and character of Babe Ruth. The author explores the motivations of the legendary baseball player and the character of his financial adviser and agent Walsh, who managed the tour and helped create Ruth's

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