Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood, mantle discusses a lifelong secret. Meticulously reported and elegantly written, the last boy is a baseball tapestry that weaves together episodes from the authors. Jane leavy chronicles the extraordinary life of mickey mantle, one of the most. She also wrote a bestselling 2002 biography of sandy koufax. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood leavy.
Jane leavy, the acclaimed author of the new york times bestseller sandy. Jane leavy reflects on fraught encounters with mickey mantle and. Jane leavy, the acclaimed author of the new york times bestseller sandy koufax. Laurie anderson and michael stipe on music, art and new chapters. Mickey mantle shown on the back front page of the new york daily news newspaper, april 18, 1953.
The last boy on apple books apple books apple apple. Jane leavy chronicles the extraordinary life of mickey mantle, one of the most beloved, and misunderstood, yankees. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by veteran sports writer jane leavy, author of a biography of sandy koufax, the great dodger pitcher. What it took to write about baseball as a woman the new yorker. Jane leavy the official website for bestselling author. Mantle is holding the home run ball he hit out of washington, d. A new book claims that legendary new york yankees centerfielder mickey mantle had a sexual encounter with angie dickinson, a hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and 60s. Jane leavys the last boy is a tremendous mickey mantle.
The late great mickey mantle besmirched by tellall book. 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. Later in the program, the indignities and embarrassments of traveling while fat. As for the evidence that mantle was a profane, bumpkinish and usually drunken galoot, jane leavys new bio the last boy tends to back that up as well, though the ultimate effect of her generally serious effort is also to evoke pity for one of americas most iconic public figures. 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. 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.
Product description jane leavy, the acclaimed author of the new york times bestseller sandy koufax. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by veteran sports writer jane leavy. In 1973, when the yankees celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the house that ruth built. Jane leavy, the acclaimed author of the new york times best seller sandy koufax. A leftys legacy was a new york times bestseller, had profiled mickey mantle before in 1983, for the washington post. She is the author of the 1990 comic novel squeeze play, which was called the best novel ever written about baseball by entertainment weekly. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood, and the comic novel squeeze play. Gossip columnist ben widdicombe relates the anecdote. Jane leavy reflects on fraught encounters with mickey mantle and billy martin. Mickey mantles missing mvp award unofficial new york. Jane leavy born december 26, 1951 is an american sportswriter and feature writer, formerly with the washington post. This is not, however, a dark book, no matter how dark parts of the life it.
Epic babe ruth bio by jane leavy captures his life and times. She focuses on 20 significant days in mantle s life five of them after his playing days, beginning. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood, talks about why mantle fell short in the 1961 homerun chase, how his life was similar to babe ruths, and the one question a minorleague teammate would ask him if he were still alive today. Mickey mantles gross move on reporter detailed in her new.
What it took to write about baseball as a woman the new. Of course mickey mantle made a pass at jane leavy when the hall of famer was being interviewed for this book. Mickey mantle, the great new york yankee slugger, led a desperate life. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by jane leavy. As for the evidence that mantle was a profane, bumpkinish and usually drunken galoot, jane leavy s new bio the last boy tends to back that up as well, though the ultimate effect of her generally serious effort is also to evoke pity for one of americas most iconic public figures. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood, is how margie met the mick. This work, by author jane leavy, tells the tale of his darker life. Mantle biography delves into traumas and myths the new. Jane leavy is an awardwinning former sportswriter and feature writer for the washington post, known for diving into a subject and emerging with work that is both meticulously researched and narratively rich.
She is the author of the national bestsellers the last boy, sandy koufax and the comic novel squeeze play, called the best novel ever written about baseball by entertainment weekly. 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. Mickey mantle once threw up while in flagrante with angie. Jane leavys the last boy digs deep into mickey mantles. Jane leavy, awardwinning former sportswriter and feature writer for the washington post, is author of the new york times bestsellers sandy koufax. Unfollow mickey mantle books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Jane leavy chronicles the extraordinary life of mickey mantle, one of the. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by. Mantle joked about his marriage being too long and made his crude move.
The response attributed to the mick is indeed a real one, as detailed by mantle biographer jane leavy. In part iii of this threepart interview, jane leavy, the author of the last boy. Mantle was one of the best players and sluggers and is regarded by many as the greatest. Awardwinning sports writer jane leavy follows her new york times run. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood is a gallery of such stories, many of which i can share with drinking buddies if not with you. Jane leavy, the man baseball forgot plays the hand hes dealt jane leavy b. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood harper, is an episodic tour of mantle s athletic achievements and his physical and emotional traumas. 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. Theres an old saying, a sculptor never leaves behind all his shavings. It doesnt follow the usual format of a chronological narrative, but that is fine, since.
Jane leavys second book, a critically acclaimed, new york times bestselling biography of mickey mantle in 2010, has sold 211,000 copies in hardback and 60,000 in. 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. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood says the resulting scars probably played a big role in the legendary new york yankee centerfielders lifestyle. Every kid growing up in new york in the fifties wanted to be mickey mantle.
And that, as bolding remembers in author jane leavys revealing new biography the last boy. Jane leavy captures the beautiful, imperfect mickey mantle with equal measures of depth and empathy. Look at the determination on mickey mantle s facethe resolve in his fierce blue eyes, his flexed jaw, and the hardness around his mouth. In this exclusive excerpt from jane leavys new book, the last boy. She finds the buried answers to the riddle of what drove and haunted the mick. Mickey charles mantle october 20, 1931 august, 1995, nicknamed the commerce comet and the mick, was an american professional baseball player. Mickey mantle and the end of americas childhood by jane leavy hardcover, 480 pages harper list price. A new book about yankee icon mickey mantle paints a poignant portrait of a man haunted by sexual abuse and alcoholism and who played in excruciating pain throughout his. Mantle played his entire major league baseball mlb career 19511968 with the new york yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, she delivers the definitive account of mantles life, mining the mythology of the mick for the true story of a luminous and illustrious talent with an achingly damaged soul.
As the world series loomed this week, i asked leavy about what she discovered during the research for her thoughtful and tender new book the last boy. The only thing about this book that is better than jane leavys vivid prose is her. A leftys legacy, returns with a biography of an american original. Mantle s 1958 was slightly worseif that is the right word than his previous two years, but he still slashed. Topps baseball card for 1952, mantle s first full season as a major league player for the new york yankees, when he replaced joe dimaggio as the teams centerfielder. In an excerpt published by the new york postwednesday, shah recounted the greeting card incident while she was interviewing mantle in 1970.
Jane leavy on her new mickey mantle biography tv vulture. The book traces mantle s ascendance as an icon of the 1950s and baseballs place in american culture. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jane leavys second book, a critically acclaimed, new york times bestselling biography of mickey mantle in 2010, has sold 211,000 copies in hardback and 60,000 in paperback. In case you missed them, here is part i and part ii. Meticulously reported and elegantly written, the last boy is a baseball tapestry that weaves together episodes from the authors weekend. Mickey mantle was so drunk he threw up while performing. A leftys legacy, returns with a biography of an american originalnumber 7, mickey mantle. Awardwinning sports writer jane leavy follows her new york times runaway bestseller sandy koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon mickey mantle. Jane leavy has crafted a wellwritten, definitive biography of mickey mantle, showing all sides of the yankee icon, detailing no. Mickey mantle was once so intoxicated he threw up in the middle of a sex act with model angie dickinson, ben widdicombe writes in his memoir. Jane leavy, author of a superb baseball novel, squeeze play, and the bestselling sandy koufax, a leftys legacy, zooms right in on the essence of mantle s appeal in the last boy.