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Author:   Mort Zachter
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.885kg
ISBN:  

9780803211247

ISBN 10:   0803211244
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 March 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Prologue: His Reputation Preceded Him HOME—Princeton and Petersburg (1924–43) 1. Coal Miner’s Son 2. The Twig, the Branch, and the Lip AWAY—The Pacific (1944–45); Newport News (1946) 3. Okinawa 4. Newport News HOME—Brooklyn (1947–57) 5. Hanging On 6. Breaking Through 7. Four in One, One for Four 8. Great Expectations 9. A Bitter Uniqueness 10. Say a Prayer 11. The Day Next Year Arrived 12. Where in America Would You See That? 13. The Last Season AWAY—Los Angeles (1958–61) 14. The Worst Place Ever 15. World Champions HOME—Manhattan (1962) 16. Casey AWAY—Washington DC (1963–67) 17. In the Cellar 18. Off the Floor 19. On the Doorstep of Respectability HOME—Queens (1968–72) 20. The Mets Get Serious 21. Contenders 22. Miracle 23. Struggles in the Spotlight 24. Easter Sunday Epilogue: A Life Afterword: Hodges and the Hall Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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As a Marine, one of Brooklyn's beloved Boys of Summer, and the manager of the Miracle Mets, Gil Hodges lived a great American life, though one cut too short. In these pages you understand how Hodges defined what it meant to be a role model in a golden age. --Tom Verducci, senior writer for Sports Illustrated --Tom Verducci (09/16/2014)

Whether focusing on Hodges the Hoosier, the marine on Okinawa, the home run-hitting slugger, or the Brooklynite on Bedford Avenue, Mort Zachter has given us Gil, right down to the nub of his Marlboro. His mincing steps to the mound are remembered along with the candles lit in church and the day Brooklyn's heart skipped a beat with his. This one spikes high into your heart; the Hodges epic is a lesson in humanity for all seasons. --Bob McGee, author of The Greatest Ballpark Ever: Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers

As a Marine, one of Brooklyn's beloved Boys of Summer, and the manager of the Miracle Mets, Gil Hodges lived a great American life, though one cut too short. In these pages you understand how Hodges defined what it meant to be a role model in a golden age. --Tom Verducci, senior writer for Sports Illustrated

Author Information

Mort Zachter is a former tax attorney and adjunct tax professor at New York University. His first book, Dough: A Memoir, won the 2006 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Book Prize for nonfiction.

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