| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
| Description |
viii, 628 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-597) and index. |
| Contents |
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 a 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 -- Milestones and miseries -- A doctrine of brotherhood -- The wisdom of the years -- Baseball royalty -- New York, New York -- The end of a love affair. |
| Summary |
Authorized by Willie Mays and written by a "New York Times" bestselling author, this is the definitive biography of one of baseball's immortals. |
| Subject |
Mays, Willie, 1931-
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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New York Giants (Baseball team)
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| ISBN |
9781416547907 |
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1416547908 |
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