{"product_id":"heart-of-a-tiger-growing-up-with-my-grandfather-ty-cobb-9781770411302","title":"Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCasey Award Winner: The Best Baseball Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Elegantly written and genuinely moving.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"An unforgettable story . . . that will alter how you feel about baseball's most demonized star.\" -- Tom Stanton, author of \u003ci\u003eTy and the Babe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe previously untold legacy of Ty Cobb, the greatest baseball player who ever lived\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTy Cobb's grandson Herschel saw a side of him that very few others did. While baseball fans were familiar with Cobb's infamously cold competitive nature, his relationship with his own children was also deeply difficult. Despite this, Cobb embraced the opportunity to form a loving bond with his grandchildren during their summertime visits in his later years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerschel Cobb grew up in a chaotic, destructive household. His father was cruel and abusive, and his mother was an adulterous alcoholic. After his father died, when Herschel was eight he began to spend a portion of each summer with his grandfather. Along with his sister and brother, Herschel visited Ty Cobb at his home in Atherton, California, or at his cabin at Lake Tahoe. These days were filled with adventures, memorable incidents, and discoveries as \"Granddaddy\" warmed to having his \"three redheads\" with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeart of a Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e is Herschel Cobb's moving account of how a retired sports star seized a second chance at having a close family, with his grandchildren the lucky recipients of his change of heart. He provided wisdom, laughter, and a consistent affection that left an indelible mark. He proved the enormous power of a grandparent to provide stability, love, and guidance. As he developed this new, wholly different legacy, in turn he would finally come to peace with himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770411302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2013 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/25\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Herschel Cobb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084239241397,"sku":"9781770411302","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6cf9cf4b-725c-46bf-8833-123d54aca98c.jpg?v=1692112828","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heart-of-a-tiger-growing-up-with-my-grandfather-ty-cobb-9781770411302","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}