Satchel Paige's America
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Published: |
University of Alabama Press,
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Publisher Address: | Tuscaloosa |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 142 p.: ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
0817351892 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780817351892 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | K837 |
CLC: | K837.125.47 |
Call Number: | K837.125.47/P142F |
Contents: | A dialogue between the author and the legendary pitcher forms the basis of a colorful portrait of Satchel Paige, his youth, his storied baseball career with the Negro Leagues and with the Cleveland Indians, his thoughts about life in a segregated America, and his friendships with other sports greats, celebrities, and others. |