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The Last Boy

Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood

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An edition of The Last Boy (2011)

The Last Boy

Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood

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The highs (his career) and lows (everything else) in the life of the New York Yankee center fielder Micky Mantle.

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Harper Perennial
Language
English
Pages
468

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Subjects

Baseball players, Biography, New York Yankees (Baseball team), Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995, Baseball

People

Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Greer Johnson, Elvin “Mutt” Mantle, Merlyn Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Willie Mays, Casey Stengel

Places

Atlantic City, Commerce, Griffith Stadium, Oklahoma, Yankee Stadium

Times

early to late 20th century
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First Sentence

"I met Mickey Mantle in the Atlantic City hotel where my mother lost her virginity, three weeks after Pearl Harbor."

Table of Contents

Contents
Page ix
Preface. My Weekend with The Mick
Page xi
Part One
Innocence Lost, Atlantic City, April 1983
Page 1
1. March 26, 1951: The Whole World Opened Up
Page 7
2. October 5, 1951: When Fates Converge
Page 20
3. October 23, 1951: Undermined
Page 38
4. May 27, 1949: Patrimony
Page 49
5. May 20, 1952: In the Ground
Page 72
6. April 17, 1953: One Big Day
Page 84
7. November 2, 1953: Fish Bait
Page 104
8. September 26, 1954: No Other Time
Page 124
Part Two
A Round with The Mick, Atlantic City, April 1983
Page 141
9. May 30, 1956: A Body Remembers
Page 151
10. May 16, 1957: Returns of the Day
Page 166
11. August 14, 1960: Season Under Siege
Page 190
Part Three
Nightcap, Atlantic City, April 1983
Page 211
12. September 25, 1961: Dr. Feelgood*
Page 216
13. May 18, 1962: His Best Self
Page 239
14. June 5, 1963: The Breaking Point
Page 254
15. September 26, 1968: Last Licks
Page 270
Part Four
Dream On, Atlantic City, April 1983
Page 291
16. June 8, 1969: Half-life of a Star
Page 296
17. December 19, 1985: 18 Below in Fargo
Page 313
18. February 5, 1988: Top of the Heap
Page 335
19. February 4, 1994: Getaway Day
Page 347
Part Five
Riding With The Mick, Atlantic City, April 1983
Page 365
20. August 13, 1995: The Last Boy
Page 372
Epilogue
Page 395
Acknowledgments
Page 399
Appendix 1. Interview List
Page 407
Appendix 2. The Kinetic Mick
Page 417
Appendix 3. Who's Better?
Page 429
Bibliography
Page 433
Index
Page 451

Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
2010

Classifications

Library of Congress
GV865.M33 L43 2010

The Physical Object

Format
paperback
Pagination
xxiv, 468p
Number of pages
468
Weight
406 grams

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24376017M
ISBN 13
9780060883522
LCCN
2010525670
OCLC/WorldCat
645779068

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15401196W

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