Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
by Appel, Marty
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good, very good
- ISBN 10
- 0385522312
- ISBN 13
- 9780385522311
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 2009. First Edition. First Printing. very good, very good. 375, illus., notes on sources, bibliography, index, slight creasing to DJ edges. Thurman Munson played his entire 11-year baseball career (1969-1979) as a catcher for the New York Yankees. He was team captain, and was awarded both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards. He died at age 32 when the private plane he was piloting crashed. The author (formerly Yankees public relations director) explores Munson's relationships with teammates such as Lou Piniella, Bobby Murcer, Graig Nettles, and Reggie Jackson, as well as Munson's dealings with Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner.
Synopsis
Following his years as the Yankees’ PR director, Marty Appel became an Emmy Award–winning television producer and coauthored Munson’s bestselling autobiography, as well as a number of other books. Appel lives in New York City and appears frequently on YES Network, ESPN, MLB, and HBO.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54839
- Title
- Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
- Author
- Appel, Marty
- Book Condition
- Used - very good, very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0385522312
- ISBN 13
- 9780385522311
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Baseball, Thurman Munson, New York Yankees, Lou Piniella, Bobby Murcer, Graig Nettles, Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner
Terms of Sale
Ground Zero Books
Books are offered subject to prior sale. Satisfaction guaranteed. If you notify us within 7 days that you are not satisfied with your purchase, we will refund your purchase price when you return the item in the condition in which it was sold.
About the Seller
Ground Zero Books
Biblio member since 2005
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Ground Zero Books
Founded and operated by trained historians, Ground Zero Books, Ltd., has for over 30 years served scholars, collectors, universities, and all who are interested in military and political history.
Much of our diverse stock is not yet listed on line. If you can't locate the book or other item that you want, please contact us. We may well have it in stock. We welcome your want lists, and encourage you to send them to us.
Much of our diverse stock is not yet listed on line. If you can't locate the book or other item that you want, please contact us. We may well have it in stock. We welcome your want lists, and encourage you to send them to us.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...