Lefty: An American Odyssey
by Gomez, Vernona; Goldstone, Lawrence
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+, Not Price Clipped
- ISBN 10
- 0345526481
- ISBN 13
- 9780345526489
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Synopsis
Vernona Gomez is the daughter of June O’Dea and Vernon “Lefty” Gomez. As a child, she bounced on Babe Ruth’s knee, made sand castles on the beach with Joe DiMaggio, and won at cards with the legendary Cy Young. Growing up in a baseball family, Vernona brings an eyewitness account to the adventures chronicled in this book. She is a concert pianist, owner of the Creative Coaching Music Studio in Southport, Connecticut, and has two sons, John and Andrew. Lawrence Goldstone is the author or co-author of thirteen previous books of fiction and nonfiction. One of his novels won a New American Writing Award, another was a New York Times notable mystery. His work has been profiled in The New York Times , The Toronto Star , Salon, and Slate, among others. He lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, with his wife and daughter.
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- Bookseller
- Hourglass Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023341
- Title
- Lefty: An American Odyssey
- Author
- Gomez, Vernona; Goldstone, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+, Not Price Clipped
- Edition
- American First
- ISBN 10
- 0345526481
- ISBN 13
- 9780345526489
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Baseball
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