| Description |
xiii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction by Fay T. Vincent -- The Last American Hero -- An Unlikely Friendship -- Dinner with DiMaggio -- In the Melting Pot -- La Bella Figura -- Stand Up Guy -- Take Me Out to the Ball Game -- A Legend on Legends -- Love Lost -- Fans in High Places -- It's Cold on the Tundra -- The Patron Saint of Kids -- Winding Down -- Swinging in Coney Island -- Last Dinner with DiMaggio -- Afterword -- A Simple Memorial for a Simple Man -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
"Revealing and little-known stories of the great Yankees Hall of Famer from the man who knew him best in the last ten years of his life -- from Ted Williams and his Yankees teammates on the field to Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other great celebrities off the field"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Positano, John, author.
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| ISBN |
9781501156847 (hardback) |
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1501156845 |
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