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Hirsch, James S.
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Mays, Willie, 1931-
New York Giants (Baseball team)
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
New York Mets (Baseball team)
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
African American baseball players.
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Willie Mays : the li...
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Willie Mays : the life, the legend / James S. Hirsch ; authorized by Willie Mays.
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Hirsch, James S.
New York : Scribner, 2010.
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
New York Giants (Baseball team)
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
New York Mets (Baseball team)
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
African American baseball players.
ISBN:
9781416547907
1416547908
Description:
viii, 628 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Contents:
Alabama roots -- Raised to succeed -- Supernatural gifts -- A mother's love -- The Black barons -- The Giants call -- The minors -- The savior arrives -- Rookie of the year -- War stories -- "I'd play for free" -- The catch -- "Ole Mira!" -- A new archetype -- Jackie, Willie, and all deliberate speed -- "Willie Mays doesn't need help from anyone" -- The end of an era -- Miraloma drive -- Welcome to San Francisco -- Black barnstormers -- Cheers for Khrushchev -- Headwinds -- There's feel in the air -- Acceptance, at last -- Youth is served -- A man named Mays -- Befriended by a banker -- Captain Mays -- The peacemaker -- A piece of Willie's heart -- Milstones and miseries -- A doctrine of brotherhood -- The wisdom of the years -- Baseball royalty -- New York, New York -- The end of a love affair.
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Authorized by Willie Mays and written by a "New York Times" bestselling author, this is the definitive biography of one of baseball's immortals.
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Hawaii State Library
Art, Music & Recreation
796.35709 Mays Hi
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Hilo Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
796.35709 Mays Hi
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Kailua Public Library
Adult Biography
B Mays Hi
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Kapolei Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
796.35709 Mays Hi
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Lihue Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
796.35709 Mays Hi
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Mililani Public Library
Adult Biography
B Mays Hi
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