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God Almighty Hisself : The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen by Mitchell Nathanson is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is God Almighty Hisself : The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen about?
When The Philadelphia Phillies Signed Dick Allen In 1960, Fans Of The Franchise Envisioned Bearing Witness To Feats Never Before Accomplished By A Phillies Player. A Half-century Later, They're Still Trying To Make Sense Of What They Saw. Carrying To The Plate Baseball's Heaviest And Loudest Bat As Well As The Burden Of Being The Club's First African American Superstar, Allen Found Both Hits And Controversy With Ease And Regularity As He Established Himself As The Premier Individualist In A Game That Prided Itself On Conformity. As One Of His Managers Observed, I Believe God Almighty Hisself Would Have Trouble Handling Richie Allen. A Brutal Pregame Fight With Teammate Frank Thomas, A Dogged Determination To Be Compensated On Par With The Game's Elite, An Insistence On Living Life On His Own Terms And Not Management's: What Did It All Mean? Journalists And Fans Alike Took Sides With Ferocity, And They Take Sides Still. Despite Talent That Earned Him Rookie Of The Year And Mvp Honors As Well As A Reputation As One Of His Era's Most Feared Power Hitters, Many Remember Allen As One Of The Game's Most Destructive And Divisive Forces, While Supporters Insist That He Is The Best Player N
Who reads God Almighty Hisself : The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mitchell Nathanson
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780812292558
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography
- Rating
- 4.08 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13