Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle
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Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages : 531
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ISBN-10 : 9781597979948
ISBN-13 : 1597979945
Rating : 4/5 (945 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Mickey Mantle by : Tony Castro

Download or read book Mickey Mantle written by Tony Castro and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other athlete, Mickey Mantle was the American hero whose life personified the great expectations and unfulfilled dreams of the twentieth century. Hailed by Casey Stengel as the next Ruth and successor to DiMaggio, Mantle would become the first true sports icon of the television age. In Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son, former Sports Illustrated writer Tony Castro recounts a story of fathers and sons, rebels and heroes, and a youth's rite of passage. He interviewed over 250 of Mantle's friends, teammates, lovers, acquaintances, and drinking partners, producing an explosive biography of one of the world's most fascinating sports heroes and a telling look at the American society of his time.


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