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In "The Last Hero", Bryant chronicles Aaron's childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic rivalry with Willie Mays--all culminating in the defining event of his life: his shattering of Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. Bryant also examines Aaron's more complex second act: his quest to become an important voice beyond the ball field.
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"Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography explores the faith that, Robinson said, carried him through the torment and abuse he suffered for integrating the major leagues and drove him to get involved in the civil rights movement. Marked by sacrifice and service, inclusiveness and hope, Robinson s faith shaped not only his character but also baseball and America itself."--Amazon.com.
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In 1937, Satchel Paige was the most famous player in the American Negro leagues, and likely the best baseball player in America. A pitcher with the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Paige was all but synonymous with black baseball, and yet it often seemed that his talent and celebrity hardly registered in the segregated world beyond. In April 1937, just a few days before the season opener, Paige got an intriguing offer: Come to the Dominican Republic to play...
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"Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. 'If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,' the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town...
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"A valuable new book. -The New York Times "An important work for all baseball fans and historians." -New York Daily News "A significant piece of baseball and American history. Revealing, moving, and long overdue." -Bob Costas The real and painful struggles of the black players who followed Jackie Robinson into major and minor league baseball from 1947 through 1968 are chronicled in this compelling volume. Players share their personal and often heart-wrenching...
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