The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood Audiobook (Free) | AudioBooksLoft

The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood Audiobook (Free)

Summary:

Award-winning sports article writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax using the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The renowned Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting profession with the brand new York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family members strife terribly tarnished the ballplayer’s status in his last mentioned years. In The Last Guy, Leavy plumbs the depths from the complex athlete, using copious first-hand research aswell as her personal memories, showing why The Mick remains the most beloved and misinterpreted Yankee slugger ever.