Joe Dimaggio: Baseball's Yankee Clipper

by Jack B. Moore

Book Overview

This is the book for the serious DiMaggio and sports-as-culture buff. Moore] . . . has sifted throught most of what has been written and rumored about the Yankee Clipper in newspapers, magazines, books and even songs. The narrative portion--there's also a bibliography and DiMaggio's baseball stats--is divided into two sections: DiMaggio's life on and off the field, and his evolving stature as a mythic figure. All rendered in sensitive, but refreshingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275927121
• ISBN13: 9780275927127
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"