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Perhaps baseball's greatest hitter, Gibson was known as "the black Babe Ruth". In this illuminating biography, William Brashler introduces an authentic American sports hero and recaptures the mood and style, the excitement and poignance of a world of black baseball that has vanished from the American scene. "A balanced account that. . .brings him into clear focus as one of the outstanding baseball players of his era". -New York Times Book Review.
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William Brashler is also the editor of The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, the highly regarded novel of a touring black baseball team in the pre-Jackie Robinson era, as well as two other novels, City Dogs and Giancana. He lives and writes in Chicago.
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Outstanding...a cornerstone for any baseball collection. (Lee Milazzo The Dallas Morning News)
A life of the 'black Babe Ruth' doubles as a history of the Negro Leagues. (Chicago Tribune)
A vivid, moving account...one fine book! (Charles C. Alexander The Historian)
Considered by many historians to be the best biography of the slugger. (Josh Hamill The New York Times)
A life of the 'black Babe Ruth' doubles as a history of the Negro Leagues. (Chicago Tribune)
A vivid, moving account...one fine book! (Charles C. Alexander The Historian)
Considered by many historians to be the best biography of the slugger. (Josh Hamill The New York Times)
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- PublisherIvan R. Dee
- Publication date2000
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. During the first half of the twentieth century, Josh Gibson was a legendary figure among black baseball players, who were barred from playing in the major leagues. Perhaps baseball's greatest hitter, Gibson was known as "the black Babe Ruth." In this illuminating biography, William Brashler introduces an authentic American sports hero and recaptures the mood and style, the excitement and poignance of a world of black baseball that has vanished from the American scene. He traces Gibson's career from the sandlots and semi-pro teams of Pittsburgh, through his debut with the Homestead Grays in 1930, and on to his untimely death in 1947 at age thirty-fivethe winter after Jackie Robinson broke through the minor leagues' color barrier. With 12 pages of black-and-white photographs. "Brashler has put together a balanced account that, while deflating some of the apocryphal tales of Gibson's exploits, brings him into clear focus as one of the outstanding baseball players of his era.He emerges here as a stoic figure.totally dedicated to baseball."New York Times Book Review. "Brashler helps to cut through the legend of a moonfaced laughing giant and give us a sense of Josh's life, in and out of baseball."New York Review of Books. Brashler traces the career of a great baseball hitter known as "the black Babe Ruth"--from the sandlots and semi-pro teams of Pittsburgh through his debut with the Homestead Grays in 1930 to his untimely death in 1947 at age 35. 8 illustrations. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781566632959
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