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In Mickey Mantle we see America's romance with boldness, its celebration of muscle, and its comfort in power during a time when might did make right. But if his life symbolized the great expectations of America in the 1950s, it also epitomized the dashed dreams of a troubled generation in the 1960s and its unrealistic hopes for achievement.Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Sonis both an explosive biography of a fascinating and enduring sports hero and a telling look at American society in his time. During six years of research, formerSports Illustratedwriter Tony Castro interviewed more than 250 friends, teammates, lovers, acquaintances,