Nov 28, 2010 do we need jane leavy s the last boy subtitled mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood. Jane leavy chronicles the extraordinary life of mickey mantle, one of the most beloved, and misunderstood, yankees. This is babe ruth off the diamond and out of uniform, a very flawed human being but still very much a hero, a man who could lift an army of beggars and wannabes onto his back and carry them to. Jane leavy biography, age, husband, children, washington post. Jane leavy, the acclaimed author of the new york times best seller sandy koufax. This book tells the story of a man who had the potential to be the best and seem. Drawing on more than 500 interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, she delivers the definitive account of mantle s life, mining the mythology of the. Of course mickey mantle made a pass at jane leavy when the hall of famer was being interviewed for this book. Jane leavy the official website for bestselling author and.
The legendary halloffame outfielder was a national hero during his recordsetting career with the new york yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife. A leftys legacy, returns with a biography of an american original. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by. Doug miles radio interview with sportswriter jane leavy author the last boy mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood. Leavy, who wrote the wellregarded 2003 biography sandy koufax, constructs this book in a time warp, between the general chronology of mantles life and a cataclysmal 1983 interview the author. Nov 24, 2010 mickey mantle was everything jane leavy remembered when she met him. The book was based on interviews she had with the late yankee slugger. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood, an extensive chronicle of mantles offfield behavior. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by jane leavy.
A leftys legacy, along with the comic novel squeeze play. She also wrote a bestselling 2002 biography of sandy koufax. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Jane leavy has crafted a wellwritten, definitive biography of mickey mantle, showing all sides of the yankee icon, detailing no. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood ebook written by jane leavy. Awardwinning sports writer jane leavy follows her new york times runaway bestseller sandy koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon mickey. Jane leavy, the acclaimed author of the new york times bestseller sandy koufax. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood, mantle discusses a lifelong secret. Earl wilsonthe new york times as in her koufax book, which alternates between biographical chapters and an. The truth behind the yankee legend from jane leavy, author of the last boy. Some american league pitchers swore mantle swung so hard he made the air dance, observed former washington post writer jane leavy, who is also doing a biography on mantle. Oct 28, 2010 mickey mantle biographer jane leavy talks about her quest to find the real man lurking behind mantle s image. The last boy, mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood.
Feb 16, 2011 jane leavy has written a biography of baseball legend mickey mantle, the last boy. He was the hall of fame yankee, with unmet potential. Jane leavy is the awardwinning author of the new york times bestsellers the big fella, babe ruth and the world he created. As a child, she worshipped mickey mantle from the secondfloor ballroom. Mickey mantles gross move on reporter detailed in her new. Jul 02, 2011 but thats exactly what happened earlier this season when there was a run on at the minuteman library network for jane leavy s acclaimed biography the last boy.
Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, she delivers the definitive account of mantle s life, mining the mythology. What it took to write about baseball as a woman the new yorker. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood is to explore how two such different characters managed to inhabit the same body, and she succeeds. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood is to explore how two such different characters. Just as i was about to ask about his son billy, i felt his. A huge mantle fan, it pained her to discover and then write about the negative side of such a great talent and personality. Oct, 2010 in this exclusive excerpt from jane leavy s new book, the last boy. Oct 20, 2010 if jane leavy really loved mickey mantle, as she claims, she would have done the same in writing her biography of the boy wonder, and left out the lurid details about mantle s bad boy image. Leavy is a former sportswriter who has love and understanding of baseball that comes through as she writes about micky mantle.
Jane leavy has written several sports related books that ive really enjoyed, all best selling nonfiction, about stars such as mickey mantle and sandy koufax. The last boy by jane leavy is an awkward combination of a history book, a newsstand tabloid and a personal memoir. Most of the first fifteen chapters are an interesting history book about mantle s childhood, the mining industry in picher, and a couple of mickey s historic games. Jane leavy reflects on fraught encounters with mickey mantle and billy. Mantle would tell jane leavy, in her book the last boy, i was running as hard as i could. Early in the book, leavy admits that the mick was her childhood hero. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. Oct, 2010 jane leavy, now a mantle biographer, grew up with an intense love for mickey. Jane leavy, mickey mantle s new biographer, acknowledges her bias. Having read just about every book that has been published on mickey mantle, i cant think of any book that comes close to completely covering the life of mickey as well as jane leavy has done with this recent publication.
Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by jane leavy this is one of the best sports biographies in my opinion. The last boy examines mickey mantles contradictory life. Insinuating that mick had a small pnis and reaching into the unknown past with this abuse from his sister nonsense. Sportswriter jane leavy talk about her book on mickey mantle. Excerpts from the book have been published in sports illustrated. A leftys legacy, returns with a biography of an american originalnumber 7, mickey mantle. But he also displayed a growth of character and confronted his demons late in life. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood, written in 2010 by sports journalist jane leavy.
Product description jane leavy, the acclaimed author of the new york times bestseller sandy koufax. And through his life, we learn from jane leavys tremendous biography, the last boy, there is a sadness. What it took to write about baseball as a woman the new. Instead, she has become the kitty kelly of sports writing, and made us all into peeping toms. But on this day in griffith park, mickey mantle connected solidly with that second. For this inning of iq, were rolling the rims on our hats and settling in with some hot dogs and beer to talk to jane leavy about baseball. The legendary halloffame outfielder was a national hero during his recordsetting career with the new york yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplaye. Excerpts from the book have been published in sports illustrated and the new york daily news. Jane leavy the official website for bestselling author and journalist this is one of the best sports biographies i have ever read. Oct 22, 2010 leavys mission in her book the last boy. Oct 22, 2010 the two lives of baseball great mickey mantle, onfield wizard and offfield drunk, are portrayed in jane leavy s the last boy. Discover the last boy as its meant to be heard, narrated by jane leavy, john bedford lloyd. Jane leavy on her new mickey mantle biography tv vulture. This work, by author jane leavy, tells the tale of his darker life.
Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood detailed the late sluggers troubled offfield life and his alcoholism, was hit on by mantle as well. Meticulously reported and elegantly written, the last boy is a baseball tapestry that weaves together episodes from the authors weekend with the mick in atlantic city, where she interviewed her hero in 1983, after he was banned from. I had already read and loved jane leavys book about sandy koufax, so i wanted to read this one despite the fact that this dodger fan is a yankeehater from way. Awardwinning sports writer jane leavy follows her new york times runaway bestseller sandy koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon mickey mantle. Mantle biography delves into traumas and myths the new. Jane leavys the last boy digs deep into mickey mantles. Leavy is the author of the new york times bestselling biographies the last boy. Jane leavy biography, age, husband, children, washington. The bio, published by harpercollins, hits bookstores. Drawing on more than 500 interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, she delivers the definitive account of mantle s life, mining the mythology of the mick for the true story of a luminous and illustrious. Dec 22, 2010 of course mickey mantle made a pass at jane leavy when the hall of famer was being interviewed for this book.
Jane leavy born december 26, 1951 is an american sportswriter and feature writer, formerly with the washington post. Jane leavy author of the mickey mantle book the last. Beginning wednesday, the daily news will excerpt jane leavy s new book, the last boy mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood. Mickey mantle biographer jane leavy really doesnt like the designatedhitter rule. Jane leavy the official website for bestselling author. She describes him as tragic hero so gifted, so flawed, so damaged, so beautiful. Oct 19, 2010 mickey mantle suffered lifechanging sexual abuse as a youth at the hands of males and females alike, according to jane leavy. Mickey mantle biographer jane leavy really doesnt like the. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood and sandy koufax. You must be mick the knee injury that altered history, 1951. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by leavy, jane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Awardwinning sports writer jane leavy follows her new york times runaway bestseller sandy koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon mickey mantle the legendary halloffame outfielder was a national hero during his recordsetting career with the new york yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayers reputation in. Jane leavy books list of books by author jane leavy thriftbooks. The late great mickey mantle besmirched by tellall book.
Oct 22, 2018 leavys latest book, the big fella, is a sweeping, tender portrait of babe ruththough it includes a few anecdotes about his love life that, today, might register as less than charming. Almost anyone who knows about mantle knows that the frequently admitted presumption of early death is part of his legend. But on this day in griffith park, mickey mantle connected solidly with that second chuck stobbs pitch, hitting the ball with explosive force. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Squeeze play is the fictional account of a hapless major league team and the locker room antics they engage in. She is the author of the 1990 comic novel squeeze play, which was called the best novel ever written about baseball by entertainment weekly. Awardwinning sports writer jane leavy follows her new york times runaway bestseller sandy koufax with the definitive biography of baseball. See all books authored by jane leavy, including sandy koufax.
Jane leavys the last boy is a tremendous mickey mantle. Mickey mantle canvas wall art jane leavy poster baseball. Oct 12, 2010 mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by jane leavy. Mickey mantle was everything jane leavy remembered when she met him.
Jan 16, 2020 jane leavy the official website for bestselling author and journalist this is one of the best sports biographies i have ever read. She finds the buried answers to the riddle of what drove and haunted the mick. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the last boy enhanced edition. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood has received some flack from devoted yankee and mantle fans. Leavys latest book, the big fella, is a sweeping, tender portrait of.
Just look at the shack these 14 kids were raised in, in these close quarters almost any type of abuse can be inferred 70 years later. Drawing on more than 500 interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, she delivers the definitive account of mantle s life, mining the mythology of the mick for the true story of a. Jane leavy writing a book about babe ruth is the biggest thing that has happened in my life since santa claus visited my classroom in the second grade. Jane leavy the bestselling author and former sportswriter talks about locker room interviews, a drunken mickey mantle, and why she spent eight years working on a book about. Oct 17, 2010 jane leavy chronicles the extraordinary life of mickey mantle, one of the most beloved, and misunderstood, yankees.
Mantle s offfield behavior is the subject of the book the last boy. The ball is dropping, joes coming, mickey s charging. Jane leavy will speak and sign copies of her new book on mickey mantle at a brunch to be held on sunday, oct. A leftys legacy was a new york times bestseller, had profiled mickey mantle before in 1983, for the washington post. Jane leavy captures the beautiful, imperfect mickey mantle with equal measures of depth and empathy. Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, it reveals with stunning insight both the talents and the demons that drove mickey mantle, bringing him to life as never before. I could never get close to people, mantle once told an interviewer. Mickey mantle, the great new york yankee slugger, led a desperate life. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by jane leavy hardcover, 480 pages harper list price.
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