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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Joe DiMaggio; Joe DiMaggio |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jerome Charyn |
| ISBN: | 9780300123289 0300123280 9780300181470 0300181477 |
| OCLC Number: | 656850316 |
| Description: | xv, 170 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | "Our national exaggeration" -- The walloping wop -- Joltin' Joe and the ghost of Lou Gehrig -- "C'mon, Joe, talk to me" -- The wounded warrior -- The princess of Yankee Stadium -- Mr. Marilyn Monroe -- "Bigger than the Statue of Liberty" -- The greatest living ball player -- The biggest fan of them all -- Finale : an outfielder's sky. |
| Series Title: | Icons of America. |
| Responsibility: | Jerome Charyn. |
Abstract:
As the New York Yankees' star centre fielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called 'class'. But his career after retirement, starting with his nine-month marriage to Marilyn Monroe, was far less auspicious. This title looks at DiMaggio's life.
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"'Jerome Charyn is one of the most important writers in American literature and one of only three now writing whose work makes me truly happy to be a reader.' (Michael Chabon) 'the book will give pleasure to those who fill with fever when baseball season is upon us.' (Molly McCloskey, Irish Times)" Read more...
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