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The pitcher and the dictator : Satchel Paige's unlikely season in the Dominican Republic /

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Main Author: Smith, Averell (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Paige, Satchel, > 1906-1982.
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, > 1891-1961.
Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo (Baseball team) > History.
Baseball > Dominican Republic > History.
Dominican Republic > History > 1930-1961.
Pitchers (Baseball) > United States > Biography.
African American baseball players > Biography.
1930-1961
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Item Description:Machine generated contents note: Preface: Recovery of a Lost History 1. Trujillo City 2. Time to Get a Job 3. Show Me the Money 4. Chapita 5. The Americans 6. A Long, Lanky Black Boy by the Name of Satchell 7. Trujillo Es El Jefe 8. Opening Day Away 9. Royal Prerogative 10. Total Catastrophe 11. The Stars Arrive 12. Despues de la Victoria 13. Nuevos Rumbos 14. Black Babe Ruth 15. Fiesta de la Chapita 16. The Maestro's Coda 17. The Heartbreaking End of Josh Gibson 18. The Fall of Trujillo 19. The Persevering Paige 20. "El Gamo" 21. Y Otras Epilogue: Tenth Inning Appendix: Notes on Paige's Magical Pitching Notes Bibliography Index.
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Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781496206695
149620669X