104 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
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