Publish Date |
January 04, 2011 |
Category |
Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / United States Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational |
Price |
$6.99 |
ISBN: 9781416948629
Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: January 04, 2011
“Jackie Robinson integrated the major leagues in 1947, but off-season "barnstorming" games by pro players were integrated before World War II. The larger-than-life Satchel Paige and Dizzy Dean played, one black, one white, both possessed of unequaled skill, panache, and an innate sense of marketing. Imagine a country fighting economic upheaval and starved for heroes and entertainment. Add the precocious Bob Feller, whose fastball was measured at better than 104 miles per hour, and you have a new classic baseball book. Gay (Tris Speaker) shows these men bringing integrated competition to baseball fans far from big league stadiums, from Cuba to the Pacific coast. With events that defy the imagination. Highly recommended.” -- LIBRARY JOURNAL