Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb
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Heart of a tiger :growing up with my grandfather, Ty Cobb /Herschel Cobb. – National Library
This reclamation, as true love always is, was a two-way street, and it benefitted Cobb almost as much as the children. This side of the Ty Cobb story is appropriately relegated to the background not only because it has been covered elsewhere, but also because it is in keeping with the point of view of the author: Cobb mastering his anger and avoiding a fight with a drunk who was cruising for a bruising, his quietly giving envelopes stuffed with hundred dollar bills to down-on-their-luck former teammates, and his providing substantial sums of money to fund hospitals and college scholarships.
Of course, as these events unfolded, young Herschel did not realize the significance of them. It was only later, after he had begun to discover who his grandfather was to the wider world, that he understood there was a difference between the Ty Cobb he knew and loved and the one the public thought they knew.
And that there was something he could do to bridge this gap. Part cathartic autobiography, part loving tribute and literary rehabilitation, Heart of a Tiger is a book that baseball fans will not soon forget.
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The Literary Baseball Magazine. Dec 07, Brian Taylor rated it really liked it. This book makes me question the full veracity of many of the legends about Ty Cobb that paint him as a terrible, evil person.
The content of the book was 5-star for me, but the writing style, while very descriptive, became repetitive as I progressed through the story. Overall, well worth the time for me to read "the other side of the story," and it's motivated me to seek out more about Cobb's career and life to round out the picture. Jun 13, Jim Blessing rated it liked it Shelves: This book was written by Ty Cobb's grandson. He talked about his early life with his parents and Ty Cobb.
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His parents sound like the absolutely worst people imaginable. However, his grandfather, Ty, was likeable and tried to make up for his son who died when the author was 8 - interestingly, on the date of my birth.
The stories about Ty Cobb were interesting and believable. As an old man, he appeared to have mellowed and was a responsible and loving grandfather.
Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb
Aug 24, Thomas Nahigian rated it it was amazing. Wonderful story by the grandson of Ty Cobb. Apr 03, Sherry Griffin rated it it was amazing Shelves: A really nice book. Begins in a slightly terrifying way. Turns into a sweet, loving story between a boy and his grandfather Ty Cobb.
I truly loved this book. It was very special. Jun 10, James rated it really liked it.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The story becomes one of redemption as Herschel and his siblings spend time with their famous grandfather and find him to be a loving, caring rock for them. Herschel Cobb's father was abusive, and his mother an adulterous alcoholic. The greatest baseball player of the dead ball era, and the most widely despised, tenderly remembered by his grandson. The Spitball Magazine What a reader can take away from this book is the knowledge that there is good in all of us. Spitball Covers - Past Issues.
Well written with some great insight on the true legend that was Ty Cobb! Drew Curby rated it liked it Jul 20, Eric rated it really liked it Jul 20, Sam Galvin rated it it was amazing Oct 11, Sheldon rated it liked it May 16, Phillip Cobb rated it really liked it Sep 23, David Hilleland rated it did not like it Jun 11, Virginia Sorkin rated it really liked it Oct 26, Wbrauner rated it really liked it Jan 20, William Miller rated it really liked it Oct 26, Nate rated it it was amazing May 13, Eric Laudenbacher rated it really liked it Jan 07, In the pages of this book, Herschel, whose cruel, abusive father and adulterous, alcoholic mother filled his childhood with turmoil, recounts how his grandfather provided the stability, love and guidance that Herschel desperately needed.
Beautifully written and insightful, this memoir describes the healing bond between Cobb and his grandchildren, and constructs a wholly different legacy for the notoriously tough Cobb as gentle and affectionate Granddaddy. Electronic book text Pages: Review This Product No reviews yet - be the first to create one! Subscribe to our newsletter Some error text Name.
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