The Last Boy
Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
By Jane Leavy
"The Last Boy" is published by Harper Perennial in 2011 - New York, USA, it has 468 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The Last Boy” Metadata:
- Title: The Last Boy
- Author: Jane Leavy
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 468
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: 2011
- Publish Location: New York, USA
“The Last Boy” Subjects and Themes:
- 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
- Time: early to late 20th century
Edition Specifications:
- Format: paperback
- Weight: 406 grams
- Pagination: xxiv, 468p
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL24376017M - OL15401196W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 645779068
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2010525670
- ISBN-13: 9780060883522
- All ISBNs: 9780060883522
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"The Last Boy" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Contents
- 2- My Weekend with The Mick
- 3- Part One
- 4- Innocence Lost, Atlantic City, April 1983
- 5- March 26, 1951: The Whole World Opened Up
- 6- October 5, 1951: When Fates Converge
- 7- October 23, 1951: Undermined
- 8- May 27, 1949: Patrimony
- 9- May 20, 1952: In the Ground
- 10- April 17, 1953: One Big Day
- 11- November 2, 1953: Fish Bait
- 12- September 26, 1954: No Other Time
- 13- Part Two
- 14- A Round with The Mick, Atlantic City, April 1983
- 15- May 30, 1956: A Body Remembers
- 16- May 16, 1957: Returns of the Day
- 17- August 14, 1960: Season Under Siege
- 18- Part Three
- 19- Nightcap, Atlantic City, April 1983
- 20- September 25, 1961: Dr. Feelgood*
- 21- May 18, 1962: His Best Self
- 22- June 5, 1963: The Breaking Point
- 23- September 26, 1968: Last Licks
- 24- Part Four
- 25- Dream On, Atlantic City, April 1983
- 26- June 8, 1969: Half-life of a Star
- 27- December 19, 1985: 18 Below in Fargo
- 28- February 5, 1988: Top of the Heap
- 29- February 4, 1994: Getaway Day
- 30- Part Five
- 31- Riding With The Mick, Atlantic City, April 1983
- 32- August 13, 1995: The Last Boy
- 33- Epilogue
- 34- Acknowledgments
- 35- Interview List
- 36- The Kinetic Mick
- 37- Who's Better?
- 38- Bibliography
- 39- Index
Snippets and Summary:
I met Mickey Mantle in the Atlantic City hotel where my mother lost her virginity, three weeks after Pearl Harbor.
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