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Frazier Robinson

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Description:In a rare memoir about the Negro Leagues and its celebrated players, Frazier "Slow" Robinson offers an inspiring and often entertaining view of the black baseball diamond through a catcher's mask. In 1939, at the age of 29--after playing professional baseball for twelve years--FrazierRobinson caught the legendary Satchel Paige in barnstorming games from New Orleans to Walla Walla.Robinson played several more seasons in the Negro Leagues before finishing hiscareer in Canada. While his career was a solid one, it was less spectacular than thatof his friend and Hall-of-Famer, Satchel Paige, and so more typical of the experienceof most Negro Leaguers.Richly embroidered with the threads of black society and of life as a black athlete in a racially divided nation, Robinson recounts his long career with the skill and ease of a natural storyteller. He covers, in remarkable detail, the personal perspective of the men, the teams, and the times thatshaped this uniquely American subculture. From playing catcher for obscure industrial teams to barnstorming with Satchel Paige, he chronologically traces his nationwide path through the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and early '50s.The Foreword by John "Buck" O'Neil and Introduction by Gerald Early place Robinson squarely in the world of sports, African American culture, and American history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (Sports and Entertainment). To get started finding Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (Sports and Entertainment), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In a rare memoir about the Negro Leagues and its celebrated players, Frazier "Slow" Robinson offers an inspiring and often entertaining view of the black baseball diamond through a catcher's mask. In 1939, at the age of 29--after playing professional baseball for twelve years--FrazierRobinson caught the legendary Satchel Paige in barnstorming games from New Orleans to Walla Walla.Robinson played several more seasons in the Negro Leagues before finishing hiscareer in Canada. While his career was a solid one, it was less spectacular than thatof his friend and Hall-of-Famer, Satchel Paige, and so more typical of the experienceof most Negro Leaguers.Richly embroidered with the threads of black society and of life as a black athlete in a racially divided nation, Robinson recounts his long career with the skill and ease of a natural storyteller. He covers, in remarkable detail, the personal perspective of the men, the teams, and the times thatshaped this uniquely American subculture. From playing catcher for obscure industrial teams to barnstorming with Satchel Paige, he chronologically traces his nationwide path through the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and early '50s.The Foreword by John "Buck" O'Neil and Introduction by Gerald Early place Robinson squarely in the world of sports, African American culture, and American history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (Sports and Entertainment). To get started finding Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (Sports and Entertainment), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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