An edition of The Last Boy
(2011)
The Last Boy
Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
by Jane Leavy
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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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Baseball players, Biography, New York Yankees (Baseball team), Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995, BaseballPeople
Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Greer Johnson, Elvin “Mutt” Mantle, Merlyn Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Willie Mays, Casey StengelPlaces
Atlantic City, Commerce, Griffith Stadium, Oklahoma, Yankee StadiumShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
2011, Harper Perennial
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0060883529 9780060883522
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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
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| December 27, 2023 | Edited by frstndlstlns | added description |
| February 28, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
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