Title: A season in the sun
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.
Subjects: Baseball players, New York Yankees (Baseball team), Biography, History, Mantle, mickey, 1931-1995, Baseball, biography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX), SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
Places: United States
People: Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)