Yogi Berra
Subtitle: eternal Yankee
By: Allen Barra.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
ISBN-13: 9780393062335
Subjects: Berra, Yogi, -- 1925-; New York Yankees (Baseball team); Baseball players -- United States -- Biography; Baseball coaches -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: In this revelatory biography, Allen Barra presents Yogi's remarkable life as never seen before, from his childhood in "Dago Hill," the Italian-American neighborhood in St. Louis, to his leading role on the 1949-53 Yankees, the only team to win five consecutive World Series, to the travails of the '64 pennant race, through his epic battles and final peace with George Steinbrenner. Features one hundred photos and countless "Yogi-isms."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.