A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle
ISBN-13:
9780465094424
ISBN-10:
0465094422
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Randy Roberts, Johnny Smith
Publication date:
2018
Publisher:
Basic Books
Format:
Hardcover
304 pages
Category:
United States
,
Historical
,
State & Local
,
United States History
,
Baseball
,
Baseball
,
Biographies
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ISBN-13:
9780465094424
ISBN-10:
0465094422
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Randy Roberts, Johnny Smith
Publication date:
2018
Publisher:
Basic Books
Format:
Hardcover
304 pages
Category:
United States
,
Historical
,
State & Local
,
United States History
,
Baseball
,
Baseball
,
Biographies
Summary
A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle (ISBN-13: 9780465094424 and ISBN-10: 0465094422), written by authors
Randy Roberts, Johnny Smith, was published by Basic Books in 2018.
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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.
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.
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