Ebook: A season in the sun: the rise of Mickey Mantle

The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the SunA Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s.;Introduction: The Blue-Eyed Boy -- A father's dream -- The commerce comet -- The natural -- The great American game -- "Match That!" -- The Boy has come of Age -- The Gods -- "I Love Mickey" -- The best in the game -- Bums and aristocrats -- Epilogue: The last snapshot.