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.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<DIV>Finally, here is a biography of Stan Musial that is worthy of the player himself. The author, who grew up in Musial's hometown, has spent years researching the slugger's life and career. The result is a biography broad in scope and deep in analysis.<I> Stan the Man</I> details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man but artfully examines Musial's life against the backdrop of the Great Depression (which the already-impoverished Musial family endured), race and integration, and the tragedy that struck his hometown of Donora, Pennsylvania, and claimed many lives, includin

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

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

Appendix: Records, Stats, and Feats

About the Author

Sources.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62368-647-4

1-61749-076-8

OCLC:

851969879