Frank Ernest Hill (1888–1969)

Let's see here. The kid in the title hits the ball a ton -- way, way out there. But the ball always goes foul. A scout recruits him for a pro team where he proceeds to demoralize every pitcher he faces because he always hits their pitches a ton -- way, way out there, but always foul. Not only does he demoralize them, he also wears out their arms. I only have two questions: (1) If he never gets a hit or a strikeout, he can't hit 1.000 because he never has an official at bat. (2) Why did it take two authors to write this book? The only answer I can come up with for question # 2 is that the first author got sick of the story and had to be relieved.… (mere)

1791 Ford: The Times, the Man the Company, by Allan Nevins with the collaboration of Frank Ernest Hill (read 20 Aug 1983) This tells the story of Henry Ford and his company up to 1916. I found the early part really fascinating, giving an account of Ford's early life and the beginning of the automotive industry. The Selden patent case, if I ever heard of it, I had forgotten about, and I found the chapters on it in this book really good. The book would gain by more perspective--it was published in 1954, only 7 years after Ford's death--but otherwise it was very interesting. I believe I'll go on to read Volume II, even though it is probably not going to be as interesting as this volume.… (mere)