Joe DiMaggio: A Biography(Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER
Immortalized in song and story, Joe DiMaggio is one of baseball's most accomplished players - and also one of its most enigmatic stars. DiMaggio's life is often held up as embodying the American Dream. The son of Sicilian immigrants, he rose from an unassuming childhood in San Francisco to stardom on the national pastime's greatest stage in New York. As a player, DiMaggio fought off injuries and earned a reputation for unyielding excellence, exemplified by his Major League record 56-game hitting streak. As a celebrity, DiMaggio transcended the game with a sense of style and grace, and his brief marriage to America's sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, remains the stuff of legends. But "Joltin' Joe" struggled with the attention and scrutiny that came with fame, and he became increasingly sheltered in later life. In this concise biography, David Jones offers a complex new look at the man who was once voted baseball's greatest living player.
SYNOPSIS
Jones, a writer and historian and author of numerous articles about baseball, looks at the life of Joe DiMaggio, one of baseball's most accomplished players, from his childhood as the son of immigrants through his rise to fame and his marriage to actress Marilyn Monroe. The biography, illustrated with historical b&w photos, is presented in straightforward language accessible to high school students and general readers. A chronology and statistics are included. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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