Mickey and Willie, Allen Barra
Mickey and Willie, Allen Barra
List: $29.99 | Sale: $21.00
Club: $14.99

Mickey and Willie
Mantle and Mays, The Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age

Author: Allen Barra

Narrator: Andrew Garman

Unabridged: 16 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/14/2013


Synopsis

Allen Barra is a contributing editor of American Heritage magazine and a widely acclaimed sportswriter. In Mickey and Willie, Barra reveals the surprising commonalities of two of the most heralded baseball players of the 20th century. Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays had vastly different backgrounds. But when it came to baseball, they possessed surprisingly similar athletic abilities, played the same position, and shared a close friendship unknown to many.

Author Bio

Allen Barra is the bestselling author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant. His writing appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal, the Village Voice, Playboy, Interview, and Salon. He lives in South Orange, New Jersey.

Reviews