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A season in the sun : the rise of Mickey Mantle Cover Image Book

A season in the sun : the rise of Mickey Mantle

Roberts, Randy 1951- (author.). Smith, Johnny (John Matthew) (author.).

Summary: The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the SunA Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s.

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  • ISBN: 9780465094424
  • ISBN: 0465094422
  • Physical Description: print
    xx, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: The blue-eyed boy -- A father's dream -- The commerce comet -- The natural -- The great American game -- "Match that!" -- The boy has come of age -- The gods -- "I Love Mickey" -- The best in the game -- Bums and aristocrats -- Epilogue: The last snapshot.

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Subject:
Mantle, Mickey 1931-1995
New York Yankees (Baseball team) History
Baseball players United States Biography
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Sneads Ferry Branch Library BIO MANTLE (Text) 36015001199260 Adult Biography Available -
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