Record details

• ISBN: 1416589287
• ISBN: 1416589295
• ISBN: 9781416589280
• ISBN: 9781416589297
• Physical Description: x, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
• Edition: 1st Touchstone edition
• Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A Touchstone book."

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-406) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue : October 1, 1961 -- The Marases and Mariches -- Leaving Minnesota -- Family turmoil -- Settling in Fargo -- A schoolboy sensation -- A pro -- Making a name for himself -- Defiance -- A title and a wedding ring -- The rookie -- Traded -- At home in Kansas City -- The all-star -- The new Yankee -- An instant star -- A pennant -- The MVP -- The M&M boys -- Challenging Ruth -- The asterisk -- The unrelenting press -- Down the stretch -- Babe Ruth's ghost -- Making history -- World champions -- The burden of celebrity -- The unappreciated superstar -- A second ring -- The villain -- Breaking down -- The Yankees' last hurrah -- The betrayal -- Rock bottom -- Redemption in St. Louis -- The final season -- Family man -- Number 9 -- The final out -- The legacy -- Appendix : 61 in 1961 ; career stats.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:

Maris, Roger, 1934-1985.
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Baseball players > United States > Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.