Tony Castro

Mantle

The Best There Ever Was

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Booklist, Starred Review • This book brings Mickey Mantle story to life with a fully-rounded portrait of a complex, misunderstood hero. Including never-before-published details from Mantle’s widow, it offers insight into his career using modern analytics, making the argument that that he should be considered the greatest ballplayer of all time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9781538159064
• ISBN-10: 1538159066
• Artikelnr.: 62667247

Autorenporträt

Tony Castro

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: The Best There Was
Prologue: "I've Beaten Gehrig"
Chapter One: The Hero's Widow
Chapter Two: Myths and Curses
Chapter Three: Of Fathers and Sons
Chapter Four: The Boy Who Would Be Best
Chapter Five: Eyes on The Babe
Chapter Six: The Child of Stengel and Destiny
Chapter Seven: DiMaggio and Mantle
Chapter Eight: Scouts, Taxmen, and Swindlers
Chapter Nine: Life in the Big Apple
Chapter Ten: The Fateful Day
Part Two: The Best There Is
Prologue: Breakfast of Champions
Chapter Eleven: Mickey Mantle in Excelsis
Chapter Twelve: The Prince of America
Chapter Thirteen: Now Teeing Off . . . Mickey Mantle
Chapter Fourteen: Holly Brooke
Chapter Fifteen: Down the Rabbit Hole
Chapter Sixteen: Svengali
Part Three: The Best There Ever Will Be .
Prologue: "I Gave You Such a Good Start . . ."
Chapter Seventeen: Best in the Game
Chapter Eighteen: Angels and Demons
Chapter Nineteen: The Last American Hero
Chapter Twenty: The Triple Crown
Epilogue: The Greatest
Author's Note
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
About the Author