Joe DiMaggio
The Hero's Life
Published on 22. January 2013
560 pages
978-1-4391-2798-8 (ISBN)
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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.
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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01/2002
Simon & Schuster
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Richard Ben Cramer
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Prologue
- Book I: Destiny 1930-1935
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Book II: The Game 1936-1951
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Book III: Fame 1952-1962
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Book IV: The Greatest Living . . . 1989-1998
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Book V: The Last Deal 1998-2000
- Chapter 20
- Epilogue
- Author's Note and Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index
- Picture Credits and Permissions
- Copyright
