Satchel
The Life and Times of an American Legend
by Larry Tye
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Satchel
Even more than Jackie Robinson, pitcher Satchel Paige opened the door for African Americans in baseball. His golden arm was a treasure—from his early days hurling rocks with incredible power and precision at rival gangs to his time in the Negro Leagues, where he fine-tuned a pitch so fast, catchers complained it set their mitts on fire. Unfortunately, racial discrimination kept Paige out of the majors until he was forty-two—but he still managed to clinch “Rookie of the Year” his first season. Now you can glimpse the real Satchel Paige—not the submissive “Uncle Tom” some tried to dismiss him as, but as a quiet subversive, who pitched so spectacularly, he knocked the idea of pro baseball being a white man’s game right out of the park.
Hardcover: 516 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc./Random House ( July 07, 2009 )
Item #: 82-5051
ISBN: 9781400066513
Product Dimensions: 6.125 x 9.25 x 1.03 inches
Product Weight: 20.0 ounces
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