Last Icon - Tom Seaver and His Times

This book tells the complete, unvarnished story of the great Tom Seaver, that rarest of all American heroes, the New York Sports Icon. In a city that produces not mere mortals but sports gods, Seaver represented the last of a breed. Here is "Tom Terrific" of the "Amazin' Mets," worthy of a place alongside DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle, and Namath in the pantheon of New York idols.

A propos de l'auteur

Steven Travers, a former professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland A's, is the author of 20 books and has written for the Los Angeles Times, StreetZebra magazine and the San Francisco Examiner. He lives in San Anselmo. California.

Résumé

This book tells the complete, unvarnished story of the great Tom Seaver, that rarest of all American heroes, the New York Sports Icon. In a city that produces not mere mortals but sports gods, Seaver represented the last of a breed. Here is "Tom Terrific" of the "Amazin' Mets," worthy of a place alongside DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle, and Namath in the pantheon of New York idols.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steven Travers, Travers Steven
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781493041879
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-4187-9
• Pages: 312
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Biographies, autobiographies; Livres de conseils > Sport > Sports de balle/ballon; USA, Baseball, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, Biography: sport