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Marty Appel |
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Biography & Autobiography · Sports & Recreation |
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Booklist: "The best biographies recount the public life, reveal the private life, and give readers a sense of the critical intersection between the two. Appel manages all three and deserves high praise for keeping one of baseball's most intriguing players in the forefront." (starred review) |
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Format: Hardcover, 375
Publisher: Doubleday (July 07, 2009)
Measurements: 9.5"(h) x 6.5"(w) x 1.5"(d), 1.5 lbs.
ISBN: 9780385522311 |
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The deep and storied history of the New York Yankees is filled with players who won awards, championships, and titles, but the legacy of Thurman Munson remains utterly and tragically unique. Munson was the first Yankee player ever to win both the Rookie of the Year (in 1970) and the Most Valuable Player award (in 1976). Prior to his MVP season, he became the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig to be honored as team captain. But Munson took his place among the Yankee legends all too soon when he died as a result of a plane crash during the 1979 season. Marty Appel, former public relations director for the Yankees and a close friend of his subject, has written what will surely be the definitive biography of Munson. With tremendous insight and detail, Appel recounts Munson's tough childhood in Ohio, his remarkable three-sport amateur career, his brilliant ten-year run with the Yankees (including 2 World Series titles), and his death in a Cessna aircraft which he was learning to pilot. For more than 30 years, the Yan |
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