| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-334) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: May 1942 -- Interracial barnstorming before Satch -- Satch hits the chitlin' circuit -- Lean one meets the Dizzy one - "Plenty Dizzy": Diz, Daffy, and Satch in 1934 -- Encore: Diz, Daffy, and Satch do it again -- Go west, young men -- Rapid Roberts meets Satch -- Bobby and Satch hit the hustings -- Black-white ball goes to war -- Feller and Satch celebrate V-J day -- Going airborne: the Feller-Paige '46 tour -- Bobby and Satch's (almonst) farewell tour -- Epilogue: Satch becomes a rookie. |
| Summary |
Based on new research, this is the story of how Satchel Paige, Dizzy Dean, Bob Feller, and barnstorming introduced integrated baseball to America. |
| Subject |
Baseball -- United States -- History.
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Discrimination in sports -- United States.
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African American baseball players -- History.
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Negro leagues -- History.
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Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982.
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Dean, Dizzy, 1910-1974.
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Feller, Bob, 1918-2010.
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| Added Title |
Satch, Dizzy and Rapid Robert |
| ISBN |
9781416547983 hardcover |
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1416547983 hardcover |
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