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01823aam a2200301Ki 4500 001 EF251574172C11EA8B64444297128E48 003 SILO 005 20191205010028 008 181213s2020 nyu j b 001 0beng 010 $a 2018059811 020 $a 1978510810 020 $a 9781978510814 020 $a 1978510594 020 $a 9781978510593 035 $a (OCoLC)1080250957 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCL $d CHILD $d LE# $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Murray, Hallie, $e author. 245 10 $a Satchel Paige : $b legendary pitcher / $c Hallie Murray. 264 1 $a New York : $b Enslow Publishing, $c 2020. 300 $a 104 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 24 cm. 490 0 $a Stars of the Negro Leagues 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- The early years -- Paige's professional career begins -- Searching for an integrated team -- A fresh start -- The pros and cons of integration -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For more information -- For further reading -- Index. 520 $a Satchel Paige was an enormously popular pitcher whose career spanned nearly thirty seasons across numerous teams. When he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1948, he became the oldest major league rookie on a major league team, and he was the first Negro league player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Paige is often considered one of the most talented and entertaining pitchers of any race to have ever played baseball. This engaging narrative of both his successes and struggles introduces young readers to America's complicated racial and political landscape in the early twentieth century. 941 $a 1 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20191205010603.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EF251574172C11EA8B64444297128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search