Joe Dimaggio: The Long Vigil

by Jerome Charyn

Book Overview

This riveting study of Joe DiMaggio offers a more sympathetic look at his life beyond the baseball field, a reversal of how the legendary sports icon has been portrayed in recent years

As the New York Yankees' star centerfielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called "class." But his career after retirement, starting with his nine-month...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300123280
• ISBN13: 9780300123289
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"