Stan the man : the life and times of Stan Musial / Wayne Stewart ; design by Patricia Frey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Wayne, author.

Contributor:

Frey, Patricia, designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musial, Stan, 1920-2013.

Musial, Stan.

St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)--History.

St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team).

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

Special commemorative edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Broad in scope and deep in analysis, this biography of Stan Musial details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man, but artfully examines his life against the backdrop of the Great Depression, which the already-impoverished Musial family endured. It looks at Stan's support racial integration in baseball, as well as the tragedy that struck his hometown of Donora, Pennsylvania, and claimed many lives, including his father's. The slew of never-before-published material and revealing anecdotes gained through numerous exclusive in

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prologue; Chapter 1: Stan "the Boy" Musial; Chapter 2: The Making of a Man; Chapter 3: The Minors and the Million-Dollar Accident; Chapter 4: A Supernova Appears-"Nobody, but Nobody, Can Be That Good"; Chapter 5: A Cornucopia of Batting Crowns; Chapter 6: More Glory, More Golden Years; Chapter 7: All Good Things Must; Chapter 8: Beyond the Field; Chapter 9: Kudos; Chapter 10: The Legacy of the Man-Cooperstown and Beyond; Epilogue; Appendix: Records, Stats, and Feats; Sources; About the Author; Photos

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 12, 2014).

ISBN:

1-62368-869-8