Mrs. Morhard and the Boys (eBook)

One mother's vision. The first boys' baseball league. A nation inspired.

Ruth Hanford Morhard (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
352 Seiten
Citadel Press (Verlag)
978-0-8065-3889-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The loving biography of a dedicated mother in Cleveland, Ohio, who started America's first boys' baseball league during the Great Depression. At twelve years old, Josephine Morhard left her familys Pennsylvania farm to start a new life. After settling in Cleveland, she survived two bad marriages and became a single mother to two young children. When her spirited son started getting into trouble, she came up with a novel plan to give him the structure and sense of purpose he needed. Out of a dream, an empty lot, and the enthusiasm of other neighborhood kids, Josephine established the first boys' baseball league in America. Beyond all expectations, the Cleveland Indians rallied behind her project. Future baseball legends Bob Feller, Jeff Heath, and Roy Weatherly helped hone the boys' skills; renowned sports reporter Hal Lebovitz pitched in as an umpire; and they were even allowed to play in historic League Park. As Josephine's Little Indians graduated into the Junior American and Junior National Leagues, and finally a Little World Series, she helped them develop strong values and a sense of accomplishment. Some of them, like Ray Lindquist and Jack Heinen, even made it to the Minor Leagues. Mrs. Morhard and the Boys tells the unforgettable story of her dedication and lasting legacy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: 20th century • about women • autobiographies • Autobiography • Baseball • baseball autobiographies • baseball biographies and autobiographies • baseball coaches • baseball history • baseball inspirational • baseball league • baseball memoir • baseball memoirs • Biographies • Biographies and Memoirs • biographies of famous people • biographies of women • Biography • biography & autobiography • books for dad • books for women • boyhood memoir • Championship • Cleveland • cleveland history • cleveland indians • cleveland (ohio) • famous historical women • Feminism • first nations people • Great Depression • Historical • Historical Biographies • History • History books • history of baseball • indian sports • Inspiration • inspirational books • inspirational books for women • junior national league • League of Nations • little league • Little League Baseball • little world series • Memoirs • Midwest • Motivational books • MRS Degree • Nonprofit • Ohio • ohio history books • organization • parenting • single mother • Social conditions • Son • Sports • sports autobiography • sports biographies • sports biography • sports books • sports feminism • sports in american history • sports in the 20th century • True stories • True story • Values • Women • Women in History • world wide mom • Youth
• ISBN-10: 0-8065-3889-9 / 0806538899
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-3889-1 / 9780806538891