"If you were only white" : the life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige /

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"Explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever--an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy 'Satchel' Paig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spivey, Donald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2012.
Colección:Sports and American culture series.
Temas:
Paige, Satchel, > 1906-1982.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
African American baseball players > United States > Biography.
Pitchers (Baseball) > United States > Biography.
Discrimination in sports > United States.
Negro leagues > History.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Biographies.
Joueurs de base-ball noirs américains > États-Unis > Biographies.
Discrimination dans les sports > États-Unis.
Ligues des Noirs (Base-ball) > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
African American baseball players.
Baseball players.
Discrimination in sports.
Negro leagues.
Pitchers (Baseball)
United States.
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever--an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy 'Satchel' Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues Baseball. But in this biography Donald Spivey reveals Paige to have been much more than just a blazing fastball pitcher. Spivey follows Paige from his birth in Alabama in 1906 to his death in Kansas City in 1982, detailing the challenges Paige faced battling the color line in America and recounting his tests and triumphs in baseball. He also opens up Paige's private life during and after his playing days, introducing readers to the man who extended his social, cultural, and political reach beyond the limitations associated with his humble background and upbringing"--Publisher description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-333) and index.
ISBN:9780826272805
0826272800

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