Pitching for the Stars - My Seasons Across the Color Line

Informationen zum Autor Jerry Craft , rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, was also a pioneer in the national cable television industry. He lives in Jacksboro and operates ranches in Texas and New Mexico. Klappentext The author of the memoir Our White Boy tells his story for younger readers: in 1959 Carl Sedberry, team manager of the Wichita Falls/Graham Stars successfully recruits their first white player, pitcher Jerry Craft. During the next two years, the team plays baseball together in the West Texas Colored League while listening to their manager's observations about sports and life, experiences that will change them forever. Zusammenfassung "Adapted for young readers from "Our White Boy! "the memoir of the first white athlete to cross the color barrier in Texas baseball"

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Craft, Jerry/ Sullivan Craft, Dean Kathleen Sullivan, Kathleen Sullivan
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2013
• EAN: 9780896727878
• ISBN: 978-0-89672-787-8
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Windword Books for Young Reade; Windword Books for Young Reade
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Guides > Sport > Ball sport