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El Duque : the story of Orlando Hernández /

Presents a biography of the New York Yankees pitcher who defected from Cuba in a wooden fishing boat after achieving great success on the Cuban national team and earning the respected nickname "El Duque."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LaFreniere, Kenneth, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [1999]
Subjects:
Hernández, Orlando, > 1969- > Juvenile literature.
Baseball players > Cuba > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Hernández, Orlando, > 1969-
Baseball players.
Cuban Americans > Biography.
Youths' writings.
Description
Summary:Presents a biography of the New York Yankees pitcher who defected from Cuba in a wooden fishing boat after achieving great success on the Cuban national team and earning the respected nickname "El Duque."
Physical Description:95 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0375801979 (trade)
0375901973 (lib. bdg.)