Playing with the enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken Dreams - Couverture rigide

Moore, Gary W.

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ISBN 10 : 1932714243 ISBN 13 : 9781932714241

Editeur : Savas Beatie, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Moore Gary W

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Born in a tiny, one-horse town in Ilinois, Gene Moore quickly discovered he had one remarkable gift: an ability to play baseball like a Major League hitter. Before long, Moore was being selected alongside men twice his age to play on the town team. Word spread halfway across the United States about a country boy who could hit the ball a country mile. The Brooklyn Dodgers wanted to take a look at this 15-year-old farm kid, barely old enough to shave. Without a doubt, Moore was set for baseball stardom, but the attack of Pearl Harbor changed everything. Inspired by true events, Playing with the Enemy is a riveting story of a depression-era youth and his brush with destiny. Instead of experiencing the glory of the Major Leagues, war sent Gene's life careening off into an unexpected and unwanted direction. After a lifetime of experiences jammed into a handful of years, a woman he didn't know picked him up from a barroom floor, dusted him off, and helped him stand up and be the man he once was. From Sesser, Illinois, to the capture of German submarine U-505, to playing baseball with the enemy, this is a unique and exciting story that will capture the heart of any baseball fan.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Gary W. Moore is the president and managing partner of Covenant Air & Water, LLC, a motivational speaker, and an accomplished musician. Gene Moore was his father. Gary lives in Bourbonnais, Illinois. JimMorris was a pitcher who made it into the Tampa Bay Devil Rayas as a 35-year-old pitcher and was the subject of the film The Rookie.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Savas Beatie
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1932714243
• ISBN 13: 9781932714241
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264