A season in the sun
Subtitle: the rise of Mickey Mantle
By: Randy Roberts & Johnny Smith
Contributors: Smith, John Matthew, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780465094424
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Baseball players; New York Yankees (Baseball team); Biography; History
Description: 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 Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries and critics to become the most celebrated athlete of his time. Taking us from the action on the diamond to Mantle's off-the-field exploits, Roberts and Smith depict Mantle not as an ideal role model or a bitter alcoholic, but a complex man whose faults were smoothed over by sportswriters eager to keep the truth about sports heroes at bay. An incisive portrait of an American icon, A Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction:; title: The blue-eyed boy --; title: A father's dream --; title: The commerce comet --; title: The natural --; title: The great American game --; title: "Match that!" --; title: The boy has come of age --; title: The gods --; title: "I Love Mickey" --; title: The best in the game --; title: Aristocrats and bums -- -- Epilogue:; title: The last snapshot.