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

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"Soon after Satchel Paige arrived at spring training in 1937 to pitch for the Pittsburgh Crawfords, he and five of his teammates, including Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell, were lured to the Dominican Republic with the promise of easy money to play a short baseball tournament in support of the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Averell (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2018.
Temas:
Paige, Satchel, > 1906-1982.
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, > 1891-1961.
Paige, Satchel, > 1906-1982
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, > 1891-1961
Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo (Baseball team) > History.
Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo (Baseball team)
1930-1961
Baseball > Dominican Republic > History.
Pitchers (Baseball) > United States > Biography.
African American baseball players > Biography.
Joueurs de base-ball noirs américains > Biographies.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
HISTORY > Latin America > Central America.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
African American baseball players
Baseball
Pitchers (Baseball)
Dominican Republic > History > 1930-1961.
République dominicaine > Histoire > 1930-1961.
Dominican Republic
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Epigraph
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 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. Después de la Victoria
  • 13. Nuevos Rumbos
  • 14. Black Babe Ruth
  • 15. Fiesta de la Chapita
  • 16. The Maestroâ#x80;#x99;s Coda
  • 17. The Heartbreaking End of Josh Gibson
  • 18. The Fall of Trujillo
  • 19. The Persevering Paige
  • 20. â#x80;#x9C;El Gamoâ#x80;#x9D;
  • 21. Y Otras
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About Averell â#x80;#x9C;Aceâ#x80;#x9D; Smith
  • Illustrations.

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