Pitcher and the Dictator - Satchel Paige''s Unlikely Season in the Dominican Republic

The incredible untold story of legendary pitcher Satchel Paige, who played high-stakes baseball for Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo.
 

List of contents

Preface: Recovery of a Lost History    
1. Trujillo City    
2. Time to Get a Job    
3. Show Me the Money    
4. Chapita    
5. The Americans    
6. A Long, Lanky Black Boy by the Name of Satchell    
7. Trujillo Es El Jefe    
8. Opening Day Away    
9. Royal Prerogative    
10. Total Catastrophe    
11. The Stars Arrive    
12. Después de la Victoria    
13. Nuevos Rumbos    
14. Black Babe Ruth    
15. Fiesta de la Chapita    
16. The Maestro’s Coda    
17. The Heartbreaking End of Josh Gibson    
18. The Fall of Trujillo    
19. The Persevering Paige    
20. “El Gamo”     
21. Y Otras    
Epilogue: Tenth Inning    
Appendix: Notes on Paige’s Magical Pitching    
Notes    
Bibliography    
Index    

About the author

Averell “Ace” Smith is a political consultant and lifelong baseball fanatic. He is a thirty¿year veteran of state and national politics and has directed winning campaigns from district attorney to president of the United States. He has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times, the New Republic, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Summary

The incredible untold story of legendary pitcher Satchel Paige, who played high-stakes baseball for Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Product details

• Authors: Averell Smith, Averell "Ace" Smith, Averell Ace Smith, Averell 'Ace' Smith
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781496219527
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-1952-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Baseball, Amerikanische Geschichte, Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika, Sports & Recreation, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America