Bibliograph

"If you were only white", the life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, Donald Spivey

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"If you were only white", the life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, Donald Spivey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-333) and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

"If you were only white"

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

767565928

Responsibility statement

Donald Spivey

Series statement

Sports and American culture series

Sub title

the life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Summary

"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."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Warm-ups : a prelude -- Without a Satchel -- On the mount -- "If you were only white" -- Turning the Paige -- Blackballing the Great Depression -- How the West was won -- Baseball diplomacy -- The fugitive -- Lazarus -- Double V -- Integration -- Center stage in the white arena -- Ninth inning -- Extra innings

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Life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

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