Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero - Brossura

Maraniss, David

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ISBN 10: 074329999X ISBN 13: 9780743299992

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2007

Riassunto

A narrative account of the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star traces his impoverished childhood, victories during the 1960 and 1970 World Series games, humanitarian contributions, and ongoing legacy for Latino major league players. Reprint. 100,000 first printing

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Recensione:

"Splendid . . . . A baseball-savvy book sensitive to the social context that made Clemente baseball's future . . . . Thanks to Maraniss, Clemente's legacy is suitably defined and explained." (George F. Will The New York Times Book Review)

"The year's best bio." (Sports Illustrated)

"Clemente stands apart. His story, like the game he played, is a deep breath of fresh spring air." (David Hinckley Daily News (New York))

"Maraniss brings imagination, energy, and even poetry to his superb biography of one of the greatest ballplayers ever to delight a stadium full of fans." (Bill Littlefield The Boston Globe)

L'autore:

David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post and a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and was a finalist three other times. Among his bestselling books are biographies of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Roberto Clemente, and Vince Lombardi, and a trilogy about the 1960s—Rome 1960; Once in a Great City (winner of the RFK Book Prize); and They Marched into Sunlight (winner of the J. Anthony Lucas Prize and Pulitzer Finalist in History). A Good American Family is his twelfth book.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 074329999X
• ISBN 13: 9780743299992
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416