Barnstorming, a Negro baseball story - Couverture souple

Jonathan Carroll

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1732870101 ISBN 13 : 9781732870109

Editeur : West Barnstable Press, 2020

Synopsis

ROARING THROUGH POST-WAR TEXAS, THE EATONVILLE CATFISH WHO RECRUIT THE FIRST EVER WHITE PLAYER IN A TIME OF JIM CROW LAWS AND SEGREGATION, TAKE THE NEGRO LEAGUES BY STORM WITH THEIR HIGH POWERED, FAST-PACED STYLE OF BASEBALL. BUT THE REAL STORY IS OFF THE FIELD, WHERE A UNIQUE TEAM OWNER FALLS IN LOVE WITH A PLAYBOY TURNED-SPORTSWRITER DARING TO BREAK OUT FROM THE TRADITIONS OF HIS NEWSPAPER-OWNING FAMILY. FORBIDDEN LOVE AND ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE MEET HEAD-ON WITH THE SLOW PROGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY IN THE “NEW SOUTH,” WHERE FORTUNES ARE MADE – AND LOST – AS THE RULES OF SOCIETY CHANGE FOREVER. HISTORICAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, BUS BOYCOTT, THE RISE OF HOUSTON AS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC CAPITAL, AND EVEN THE OPENING OF DISNEYLAND PROVIDE THE BACKDROP FOR A TUMULTUOUS STORY OF FAMILY TIES, LINGERING BRUTALITY, AND THE FORGING OF NEW BONDS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL EVEN MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN THE MARCH OF CURRENT EVENTS. LOYALTY, LOVE, FAMILY TRADITION, AND AMERICAN HISTORY COMBINE TO MAKE BARNSTORMING A COMPELLING DRAMA AS FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORGED, TRADITIONS FADE, AND MONUMENTS ARE BUILT. UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FACE OF IMMOVABLE SOCIAL BARRIERS PRODUCE TRIUMPHS AHEAD OF THEIR TIME, BUT, IN THE END, WILL LOVE WIN OUT OVER All?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: West Barnstable Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1732870101
• ISBN 13: 9781732870109
• Reliure: Paperback
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• Personne responsable: non disponible