"If you were only white" : the life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige / Donald Spivey.
"Explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever--an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy 'Satchel' Paig...
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| Other title: | Leroy "Satchel" Paige. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
©2012.
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| Series: | Sports and American culture series.
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| Summary: | "Explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever--an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy 'Satchel' Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues Baseball. But in this biography Donald Spivey reveals Paige to have been much more than just a blazing fastball pitcher. Spivey follows Paige from his birth in Alabama in 1906 to his death in Kansas City in 1982, detailing the challenges Paige faced battling the color line in America and recounting his tests and triumphs in baseball. He also opens up Paige's private life during and after his playing days, introducing readers to the man who extended his social, cultural, and political reach beyond the limitations associated with his humble background and upbringing"--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 347 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826272805 0826272800 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |