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Willie Mays : the life, the legend Cover Image Book Book

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

Hirsch, James S. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781416547907
  • ISBN: 1416547908
  • Physical Description: viii, 628 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-597) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Summary, etc.:
Authorized by Willie Mays and written by a "New York Times" bestselling author, this is the definitive biography of one of baseball's immortals.

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Subject: Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
New York Giants (Baseball team)

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at GRPL.

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0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main Biography Mays, Willie (Text) 31307018665051 Storage Available -
Van Belkum Biography Mays, Willie (Text) 31307018665119 Biography Available -
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250 . ‡a1st Scribner hardcover ed.
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300 . ‡aviii, 628 p., [16] p. of plates : ‡bill. ; ‡c24 cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 567-597) and index.
5050 . ‡aAlabama 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.
520 . ‡aAuthorized by Willie Mays and written by a "New York Times" bestselling author, this is the definitive biography of one of baseball's immortals.
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