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Oct 25, 2000 richard ben cramer chats about his book, joe dimaggio. Cramer has written the first critical biography of the man and the myth. Joe dimaggio sat on the tar of the playground, with his back against the wall on the powell street side, his legs cocked in front of him like a couple of pickets. With personal profiles on some of historys greatest legends like his breakout book joe dimaggio. Cramer was born and raised in rochester, new york, the son of brud and blossom cramer. Joe dimaggio the hero s life this book by richard ben cramer is a concise and detailed account of the life of the yankee clipper. Cramer was awarded a pulitzer prize in 1979 for his coverage of the middle east as a correspondent for the philadelphia inquirer, and he wrote a bestselling biography of joe dimaggio joe.

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Richard ben cramer always went the opposite direction of convention wisdom. America jolted by biography showing hero dimaggio as cruel. The heros life, cramer is faced with the daunting task of reading the mind of a man totally unlike himself or any of us, and he decides to wade right in, starting his book with a bravura feat of esp in re dimaggios last, dying appearance at. Dimaggio was, in baseball parlance, a five tool player. A hero s life, pulitzer prizewinning reporter richard ben cramer is an expert on what makes men like dimaggio as fascinating out of the spotlight as they are while under its glare. Cramers description of joes career as the yankee clipper is great baseball history. Joe dimaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good. Joe dimaggio, the heros life, by richard ben cramer. Cnn richard ben cramer chats about his book, joe dimaggio.

Joes contemporary ted williams, a seemingly harder case, brought excellent results by confiding in richard ben cramer, who responded to. Richard ben cramer spent five years chasing joe dimaggio two of those years spent in phone calls and correspondence trying to convince joe why he should agree to having cramer cover his life. Nov 29, 2000 but the heroic joe dimaggio wasnt the real joe dimaggio, says richard ben cramer, author of the new biography, joe dimaggio. The heros life touchstone book kindle edition by cramer, richard ben. The heros life by richard ben cramer in the hardknuckled thirties, joe dimaggio was the immigrant boy who made it big. Joe dimaggio mirrored our best self, but he was also the loneliest hero we ever had. In this groundbreaking biography, richard ben cramer presents a stunning, often shocking portrait of. The heros life ebook written by richard ben cramer. In what it takes, he saw the positive in the men who ran for president in 1988.

He won a pulitzer prize for international reporting in 1979 for his coverage of the middle east. The heros life is a bruising expose of a strange man. In 6,821 at bats in years as a new york yankee, joe dimaggio hit 361 home. Joe dimaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us.

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In the hardknuckled thirties, joe dimaggio was the immigrant boy who made it big. The book is full of praise and respect for the player, but for the man himself it portrays an egotistical, selfserving, frugal, and often lonely man. The heros life richard ben cramer, author simon and. The heros life, he saw the negative in the man who made it his life work and the work of others to cultivate a positive image. The episode is undated in the book, but took place some time before the san. The hero s life, paperback by cramer, richard ben, isbn 0684865475, isbn 9780684865478, brand new, free shipping in the us a chronicle of the complex, inspiring, and sometimes tragic life of one of the century s great sports stars also examines the influence of the media and the nature of celebrity in american society. He wrote for trapezoid, the schools student newspaper, after he was cut from the baseball team. A pulitzer prizewinning reporter in the political realm, cramer spent five years researching this definitive biography. The new york sports writers, who contributed mightily to the dimaggio legend, wrote it up, says biographer richard ben cramer, as though the pope had pissed on the floor of st. This book is not for the millions who want their image of joltin joe to. In this groundbreaking biography, richard ben cramer presents a stunning, often shocking portrait of the hero nobody knew. Sep 04, 2001 joe dimaggio was a mirror of our best self. Publication date 2000 topics di maggio, joe, 1914, baseball players. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or.

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Richard ben cramer was an american journalist and writer. With personal profiles on some of history s greatest legends like his breakout book joe dimaggio. Joe dimaggio the heros life this book by richard ben cramer is a concise and detailed account of the life of the yankee clipper. Browse richard ben cramers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. A nation of fans would give him anything, but what he wanted most was to hide the life he chose. Jan 14, 2002 here, for the first time, is the definitive story of his life, as told by the awardwinning journalist richard ben cramer. The hero s life richard ben cramer, author simon and. Author richard ben cramer quickly gets on a first name basis with his subject, and writes as if he knows exactly what went on in joes head.

In the hardknuckled thirties, he was the immigrant boy who made it bigand spurred the new york yankees to a new era of dynasty. In cramer s hands, dimaggio s complicated life, from the first game with the yankees in the 1930 s, his marriage to marilyn monroe and his rise to hero status, becomes a story of the media, the invention of a national. Richard ben cramer spent five years chasing joe dimaggiotwo of those years spent in phone calls and correspondence trying to convince joe why he should agree to having cramer cover his life. The hero s life, cramer is faced with the daunting task of reading the mind of a man totally unlike himself or any of us, and he decides to wade right in, starting his book with a bravura feat of esp in re dimaggio s last, dying appearance at yankee stadium in 1998, which, it turns out, was chiefly about money, mostly. Legions of baseball fans will detest this book or would, had they lived to read it. The hero s life, he saw the negative in the man who made it his life work and the work of others to cultivate a positive image. Its a takedown of an athletic god in which cramer compares dimaggio to. In cramers hands, dimaggios complicated life, from the first game with the yankees in the 1930s, his marriage to marilyn monroe and his rise to hero status, becomes a story of the media, the invention of a national. Make no mistake about it, this biography is 99 percentpure muckraking. And as outstanding as his book is, he leaves himself vulnerable by offering little. Richard ben cramer books list of books by author richard.