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Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life

Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life

Cramer, Richard Ben

Paperback

Literary FiguresAthletesBaseball & Softball

Publisher Price: $21.99

ISBN10: 0684865475
ISBN13: 9780684865478
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Oct 2 2001
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.13
Height: 1.23 Width: 5.67 Depth: 8.42
Language: English
Joe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good.In the hard-knuckled thirties, he was the immigrant boy who made it big--and spurred the New York Yankees to a new era of dynasty. He was Broadway Joe, the icon of elegance, the man who wooed and won Marilyn Monroe--the most beautiful girl America could dream up. Joe DiMaggio was a mirror of our best self. And he was also the loneliest hero we ever had. In this groundbreaking biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer presents a shocking portrait of a complicated, enigmatic life. The story that DiMaggio never wanted told, tells of his grace--and greed; his dignity, pride--and hidden shame. It is a story that sweeps through the twentieth century, bringing to light not just America's national game, but the birth (and the price) of modern national celebrity.

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