Ballantine Books, 2012. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/fine. First printing. Hardcover. xx+ 393 pp. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Fine with the exception of a tiny rem. dot bottom edge. In fine dust jacket. Biography of baseball Hall of Famer and New York Yankees pitching great Vernon "Lefty" Gomez". Written by his daughter Vernona and novelist Lawrence Goldstone, the book draws on some 300 conversations with Lefty, his family, friends, competitors, and teammates. Gomez pitched virtually his entire career with the New York Yankees (1930-1942, with the exception of a single appearance with the 1943 Senators), vacationed and caroused with Babe Ruth, was Joe DiMaggio's confidant, consoled Lou Gehrig the day the Iron Horse removed himself from the lineup in 1939, barnstormed with 1934 Japan Tour team, married a Broadway star (June O'Dea) and hobobbed with Gershwin, Dempsey, Hemingway, Marilyn and numerous other celebs. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972 and died in 1989.

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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. From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: E24027
Title: Lefty: An American Odyssey
Author: Vernona Gomez
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
ISBN 10: 0345526481
ISBN 13: 9780345526489
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Place of Publication: Ny
Date Published: 2012
Keywords: baseball, yankees, bronx bomers, babe ruth, joe dimaggio, pitches, hall of fame
Bookseller catalogs: Baseball;

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