Jim Hirsch - Willie Mays

Start: Tue, 02/16/2010 - 7:00pm

Authorized by Willie Mays and written by New York Times best-selling author Jim Hirsch, this is the definitive biography of one of baseball's immortals. Willie Mays began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major Leage Buaseball's bold expansion to California. He was a blend of power, speed, and stylistic bravado that enraptured fans for more than two decades. Willie is perhaps best known for "The Catch," his breathtaking over-the-shoulder grab in the 1954 World Series. But he was a transcendent figure who received standing ovations in enemy stadiums and who, during the turbulent civil rights era, urged understanding and reconciliation. With meticulous research, and drawing on interviews with Mays himself as well as with close friends, family, and teammates, Hirsch presents a complex portrait of one of America's most significant cultural icons, revealing the man behind the player.

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