Dummy Hanson: A Deaf Baseball Pitcher's Life Inthe Hearing World

by Jim Johnson

Esten "Dummy" Hanson was born deaf. He couldn't hear the applause or the jeers. But he sure could pitch a baseball. He was one of Minnesota's premier amateur baseball pitchers in the early 1900s.

185 pages, Paperback

First published September 18, 2008

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Reviews

[Eric Berg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting subject and content. I’m a bit biased as I live in the area that it is set in or reports on. It’s some cross between fiction and biography. The biography is slid and well researched but the author does add much speculation about how Esten felt or how he made decisions.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is more for a hard core baseball lover than anyone else, but I can appreciate the amount of research that went into this book, and the author's willingness to actually ferret out as much as he could about Esten Hanson's school days and to include his deafness as much as possible. It's a clear, if concise, look into the very beginning of baseball and deaf schooling. It's one of those books preserves information that needs to be preserved before its lost and will be a great research resource.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is perfect for anyone who loves amateur baseball in the rural areas. The early life of Esten "Dummy" Hanson, at the beginning, was put together well by the author.