Description: Vintage: Preowned/ good condition. Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life by Richard Ben Cramer. Copyright in 200 by Simon & Schuster. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white photos. Pages 546. In the hard- knuckled thirties, he was the immigrants' boy who made it big and spurred the New York Yankees to a new era of dynasty. As World War II loomed, Joltin' joe became our poster boy for American can-do, with his hitting streak of fifty-six straight and the nation was literally singing his name. In postwar ease and plenty, he was our Broadway Joe, the icon of elegance and manly class, until he wooed and won, in Marilyn Monroe, the most beautiful girl that American could dream up. And even when he lost hat girl for good, in 1962, Joe was us at the start of our decade of national bereavement. Joe DiMaggio was a mirror of our best self and he was also the loneliest hero we ever had. A nation of fans would give him anything, but what he wanted most was to hide the fife he chose. There are no rips, tears or fold over of the pages. Normal wear on the dust jacket.
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Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Format: Hardcover
Topic: Baseball
Book Series: Historical
Vintage: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Ex Libris: No
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Publication Year: 2000
Book Title: Joe Dimaggio
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: Richard Ben Cramer
Original Language: English
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Inscribed: Yes
Signed: No
Genre: Sports
Personalized: No
Type: Novel
