| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 170 pages) |
| Series |
Icons of America |
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Icons of America.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
Examines the life of the baseball player in a new light, as a man who took his marriage to Marilyn Monroe very seriously long after their divorce, and had trouble finding a new role for himself during his retirement from the sport |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-159) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0300172664 (electronic bk.) |
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9780300172669 (electronic bk.) |
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