Immortalized in song and story, Joe DiMaggio is one of baseball's most accomplished players - and also one of its most enigmatic stars. DiMaggio's life is often seen as embodying the American Dream. The son of Sicilian immigrants, he rose from an unexceptional childhood in San Francisco to stardom on the game's greatest stage - Yankee Stadium. As a player, DiMaggio fought off injuries and earned a reputation for unyielding excellence, exemplified by his Major-League-record 56-game hitting streak. D iMaggio's celebrity and sense of style and grace transcended the game, and his brief marriage to America's sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, remains the stuff of legends. But "Joltin' Joe" struggled with the attention and scrutiny that came with fame, and he became increasingly reclusive in later life. In this concise biography, David Jones offers a complex new look at the man who was once voted baseball's greatest living player.
- ISBN:
- 9780313330223
- 9780313330223
- Category:
- Baseball
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 30-10-2004
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x156x12mm
- Weight:
- 0.43kg
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