Joe DiMaggio The Hero's Life
Richard Ben CramerPublished2001
Pages560
Formatpaperback
PublisherSimon and Schuster
Synopsis
Joe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good.
In the hard-knuckled thirties, he was the immigrant boy who made it big—and spurred the New York Yankees to a new era of dynasty. He was Broadway Joe, the icon of elegance, the man who wooed and won Marilyn Monroe—the most beautiful girl America could dream up.
Joe DiMaggio was a mirror of our best self. And he was also the loneliest hero we ever had.
In this groundbreaking biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer presents a shocking portrait of a complicated, enigmatic life. The story that DiMaggio never wanted told, tells of his grace—and greed; his dignity, pride—and hidden shame. It is a story that sweeps through the twentieth century, bringing to light not just America's national game, but the birth (and the price) of modern national celebrity.
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About Richard Ben Cramer
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Richard Ben Cramer
1950–2013
Richard Ben Cramer was an American journalist and writer. Cramer worked as a journalist at several well-known publications, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Baltimore Sun, Esquire Magazine, and Rolling Stone. He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1979 for his coverage of the Middle East. His work as a political reporter culminated in *What It Takes: The Way to the White House*, an account of the 1988 presidential election that is considered one of the seminal journalistic studies of presidential electoral politics. His book, *Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life* was a New York Times bestseller in 2000. - Wikipedia
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