Willie Mays : the life, the legend, James S. Hirsch ; authorized by Willie Mays

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Label

Willie Mays : the life, the legend, James S. Hirsch ; authorized by Willie Mays

Title remainder

the life, the legend

Statement of responsibility

James S. Hirsch ; authorized by Willie Mays

Instantiates

• trueWillie Mays : the life, the legend

Publication

• New York, Scribner, 2010

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 593-597) and index

Contents

Alabama roots -- Raised to succeed -- Supernatural gifts -- A mother's love -- The Black barons -- The Giants call -- The minors -- The savior arrives -- Rookie of the year -- War stories -- "I'd play for free" -- The catch -- "Ole Mira!" -- A new archetype -- Jackie, Willie, and all deliberate speed -- "Willie Mays doesn't need help from anyone" -- The end of an era -- Miraloma drive -- Welcome to San Francisco -- Black barnstormers -- Cheers for Khrushchev -- Headwinds -- There's feel in the air -- Acceptance, at last -- Youth is served -- A man named Mays -- Befriended by a banker -- Captain Mays -- The peacemaker -- A piece of Willie's heart -- Milstones and miseries -- A doctrine of brotherhood -- The wisdom of the years -- Baseball royalty -- New York, New York -- The end of a love affair

Dimensions

24 cm.

Edition

1st Scribner hardcover ed.

Extent

viii, 628 p., [16] p. of plates

Isbn

9781416547907

Lccn

2009049214

Other physical details

ill.

Record ID

280357

System control number

(OCoLC)419812548