George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire

by Peter Golenbock

Book Overview

The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner

For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life-but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sports franchise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470392193
• ISBN13: 9780470392195
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"