Hirsch, James S. <br/><br/>
Willie Mays :  the life, the legend / 
James S. Hirsch, authorized by Willie Mays. 
 - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. 
 - New York :  Scribner,  2010. 
 - viii, 628 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-597) and index. 
<br/><br/>Alabama roots -- Raised to succeed -- Supernatural gifts -- A mother's love -- The Black barons -- The Giants call -- The minors -- The savior arrives -- Rookie of the year -- War stories -- "I'd play for free" -- The catch -- "Ole Mira!" -- A new archetype -- Jackie, Willie, and all deliberate speed -- "Willie Mays doesn't need help from anyone" -- The end of an era -- Miraloma Drive -- Welcome to San Francisco -- Black barnstormers -- Cheers for Khrushchev -- Headwinds -- There's a feel in the air -- Acceptance, at last -- Youth is served -- A man named Mays -- Befriended by a banker -- Captain Mays -- The peacemaker -- A piece of Willie's heart -- Milestones and miseries -- A doctrine of brotherhood -- The wisdom of the years -- Baseball royalty -- New York, New York -- The end of a love affair -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Career stats. 
<br/><br/> Authorized by Willie Mays and written by a "New York Times" bestselling author, this is the definitive biography of one of baseball's immortals. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781416547907 1416547908 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009049214 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Mays, Willie, 1931- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>New York Giants (Baseball team)<br/>San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Baseball players--United States--Biography.<br/>African American baseball players.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label> / H669w 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.357092  B