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FS: 1968 "The Story of Bob Gibson: From Ghetto To Glory" 1st Edition Hardcover Book

From: jrsinc@mnsi.net (j. r. sinclair)


1968 "The Story of Bob Gibson: From Ghetto To Glory" 1st Edition Hardcover
Book


I have for sale the 1st edition, hardcover, autobiography book "The Story of
Bob
Gibson: From Ghetto To Glory" by Bob Gibson with Phil Pepe (1968). The
edition
contains 200 pages with vintage black and white photographs profiling the
life an
baseball career of St. Louis Cardinal, Hall Of fame pitcher, Bob Gibson.
Front jacket excerpt:
"...a People Pictures">man must do his thing, no matter what it may be. Mine is throwing a
baseball...
It is what I used to escape the ghetto and it is what I must use to make
whatever
contribution I can." In this candid autobiography, Bob Gibson tells it like
it is. Here -
disturbing and heartening - is the story: how he broke through the barriers
of poverty
and prejudice to become one of baseball's greats...Gibson traces his rise
from a college
basketball star to outstanding pitcher on the St,. Louis Cardinals:; shares
his memories
of those early years as a rookie pitcher, of the men like Johnny Keane who
gave him the
courage and chance to be great, and the unforgettable thrill of his first
pennant in 1964
and his greatest triumph, in the 1967 World Series".
The 1968 "The Story of Bob Gibson: From Ghetto To Glory" 1st edition,
hardcover book
is in excellent condition.
Price $35. US plus postage


Note: Photo available upon request.


Please include your "postal mailing address" so I can calculate postage
costs to your destination. Thank you




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