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Clemente

The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

by David Maraniss

Recommended by Adnan Virk

Recommended by Adnan Virk

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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Sports Biographies, Sports, and Nonfiction.

On New Year's Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero's death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. David Maraniss now brings the great baseball player brilliantly back to life in "Clemente: The Passion an...

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Adnan Virk

One of the best books I’ve ever read is Clemente: the Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero @davidmaraniss is an absolute legend

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