Yogi : a life behind the mask / Jon Pessah.
Yogi : a life behind the mask / Jon Pessah.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2020.
Call Numbers
G 2021/0696
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 566 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: Wait 'til you see Yogi -- Part I: American dream, 1925-1946. Decisions, decisions ; Dago hill ; Rickey's mistake ; Yogi's luck ; War ; Looks are deceiving ; The longest 12 miles -- Part II: Making it big, 1947-1949. Dreams can come true ; The first ring ; The girl who has it all ; Hits & M...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer. That's what his immigrant father told him. That's what Branch Rickey told him, too--right to Berra's face, in fact. Even the lowly St. Louis Browns of his youth said he'd never make it in the big leagues. Yet baseball was his lifeblood. It was the only thing he ever care...
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Full title
Yogi : a life behind the mask / Jon Pessah.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-550) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2020
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Call Numbers
G 2021/0696
Record Identifier
74VKaRmkOV23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRmkOV23
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ISBN
9780316310994
DDC
796.357092
MMS ID
991024390511202626
