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Our White Boy

Name: Our White Boy
Brand: Texas Tech Press,U.S.
SKU: 9781682830321
Price: 84.93 RON
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Autor: Jerry Craft, Kathleen Sullivan

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Editura: Texas Tech Press,U.S.

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At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had no more enticing options th...

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Autor

Jerry Craft, Kathleen Sullivan

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2022

Pagini

242

EAN

9781682830321

ISBN

1682830322

Enbook ID

16488844

Editura

Texas Tech Press,U.S.

Greutate

525

Dimensiuni

152 x 229

Descriere completă

At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had no more enticing options than to stay home and help on the family ranch--so the telephoned offer to play for a semipro baseball club he'd never heard of came as a welcome surprise. But Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he reported for tryout and discovered he'd been recruited for the West Texas Colored League. Wichita Falls/Graham Stars manager Carl Sedberry persuaded Craft to put aside his misgivings and pitch for the Stars. Despite the derision of black teammates, fans, and opponents, and his own trepidation, "that white boy" took the mound to close a rousing victory in his first game. At home and on the road in segregated Texas, Craft saw discrimination firsthand and from every side. Yet out of his two seasons with the Stars comes an unlikely story of respect, character, humor, and ultimately friendship as the teammates pulled together to succeed in a game they loved.