Record details

• ISBN: 9781416547907
• ISBN: 1416547908
• Physical Description: viii, 628 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
• Edition: First Scribner edition
• Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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 -- Milestones and miseries -- A doctrine of brotherhood -- The wisdom of the years -- Baseball royalty -- New York, New York -- The end of a love affair.

Citation/References Note:

Library Journal Starred

Publisher's Weekly

Library Journal Starred, January 2010

Publisher's Weekly, November 2009

Target Audience Note:

Adult

Adult Follett Library Resources

Search for related items by subject

Subject:

Mays, Willie, 1931-2024.
New York Giants (Baseball team)
Baseball players > United States > Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.