Full name: Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

Author: Richard Ben Cramer Year: 2000 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Sports, Biographies Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads OpenLibrary Barns&Noble Amazon Google Books eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780684865478 0684865475

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. Similar books: Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy The Last Hero by Howard Bryant Willie Mays by James S. Hirsch Stan Musial by George Vecsey The Kid by Ben Bradlee, Jr. Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig Satchel by Larry Tye Clemente by David Maraniss Babe by Robert W. Creamer The Last Boy by Jane Leavy Ted Williams by Leigh Montville Steinbrenner by Bill Madden Roger Maris by Tom Clavin Ty Cobb by Charles C. Alexander Stengel by Robert W. Creamer Instant Replay by Jerry Kramer The Captain by Ian O'Connor The Yankee Years by Joe Torre Days of Grace by Arthur Ashe Wooden by Seth Davis