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Author:
Rosengren, John.
Title:
The fight of their lives : how Juan Marichal and John Roseboro turned baseball's ugliest brawl into a story of forgiveness and redemption / John Rosengren.
Publisher:
Lyons Pressan imprint of Globe Pequot Press,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Marichal, Juan.
Roseboro, John.
Baseball players--Violence against--United States.
Violence in sports--United States--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Examines the pivotal fight between Juan Marichal and John Roseboro in August 1965, exploring the mindsets of each player before, during, and after the brawl, and how the incident caused the two to unite against racial prejudices and become friends.
ISBN:
0762787120 (hbk.)
9780762787128 (hbk.)
LCCN:
2013045554
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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