Strangers in the Bronx: DiMaggio, Mantle, and the Changing of the Yankee Guard

Hardback

Main Details

Title Strangers in the Bronx: DiMaggio, Mantle, and the Changing of the Yankee Guard
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew O'Toole
Foreword by Marty Appel
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9781629370279
ClassificationsDewey:796.35764097471
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Triumph Books
Imprint Triumph Books
Publication Date 1 June 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Rare is the athlete who captures the imagination of a generation. In Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, sports culture had two such figures. Undoubtedly, DiMaggio and Mantle are two of the most revered names in baseball literature. However, there is one particular moment that has been overlooked by baseball historians and writers: the 1951 pennant-winning New York Yankees team-DiMaggio's last year and Mantle's rookie season. For that one year, the paths of these two baseball icons converged, the naissance of Mantle's career poignantly juxtaposed with the slow descent of DiMaggio's final season. Strangers in the Bronx is more than a chronicle of a World Series-winning team, it is also a study of heroes: the decline of an all-too mortal American icon and the emergence of the newest sensation in sport.

Author Biography

Andrew O'Toole is a freelance writer who has previously authored seven books, including Paul Brown: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Football's Most Innovative Coach and Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. He lives in Maineville, Ohio. Marty Appel is the author of 18 books, including the best-seller Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss.