Joe DiMaggio: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)

by David Jones

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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 national pastime'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. DiMaggio'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...

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  • ISBN10 0313330220
  • ISBN13 9780313330223
  • Publish Date 30 October 2004
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Greenwood Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 192
  • Language English