Hammering Hank: How the Media Made Henry Aaron

More than a “sports bio” of a baseball icon, Hammering Hank is a fascinating account of how the media shaped Henry Aaron, baseball’s most prolific home-run hitter. It is, first and foremost, the story of a baseball life. But it also is a look at a life affected more than most by events outside of baseball. Long before Aaron became part of the national landscape, he was a reflection of it. And try as he might to shut out the world around him, the forces of that world–with all their complexities and indignities and randomness–were always very much a part of him.