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Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert : the wild saga of interracial baseball before Jackie Robinson /

Based on new research, this is the story of how Satchel Paige, Dizzy Dean, Bob Feller, and barnstorming introduced integrated baseball to America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gay, Timothy M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Edition:1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Baseball > United States > History.
Discrimination in sports > United States.
African American baseball players > History.
Negro leagues > History.
Paige, Satchel, > 1906-1982.
Dean, Dizzy, > 1910-1974.
Feller, Bob, > 1918-2010.
Online Access:Publisher description
Description
Summary:Based on new research, this is the story of how Satchel Paige, Dizzy Dean, Bob Feller, and barnstorming introduced integrated baseball to America.
Physical Description:xvi, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-334) and index.
ISBN:9781416547983 (hc.)
1416547983 (hc.)