About this title: Tye presents the definitive biography of Satchel Paige, an African-American pitcher in a segregated America, and his story of struggle and triumph.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2009-06-09
ISBN-13:9781400066513ISBN:1400066514
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781400066513ISBN:1400066514
Description: New. Tye presents the definitive biography of Satchel Paige, an African-American pitcher in a segregated America, and his story of struggle and triumph. read more
Edition: Audio Book
Publisher: BonT, Westminster, MD
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781415964682ISBN:1415964688
Description: New. Audio Book This is an audio book. 11 cds, 13 hours, 41 minutes. Unabridged. Read by Dominic Hoffman. In a thick plastic case. read more
"A fine effort, but one that demonstrates the difficulty in writing about an era and sport that was passed down to 2009 mostly on oral tradition. Too much speculation of what Satch "might Have", "must have" or "did" think without support to back it up. Still, a noble effort to shed some light on the career of a man forced (mostly) to play in the shadows."
"A pretty good biography about Satchel Paige. I would have liked more about Paige's and other Negro League players' struggles with racism and Jim Crow, though."
"Satchel Paige's story is irresistible to anyone who loves baseball or who is interested in American history. His story, remarkable in itself, is intertwined with the colorful history of the Negro Leagues and of the efforts by African-American and white sportswriters and others to integrate Major League Baseball. His story is already well told in a previous biography, Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows by Mark Ribowsky. Larry Tye's fine and thorough (at times, though, perhaps too thorough) biography covers much the same ground, but throughout the book, he fills out the picture some in linking Satchel's story to currents in African-American history.
For example, he describes the efforts by Negro community leaders to establish reform schools to help wayward youths in Southern communities. It was one of these schools that rescued Satchel from street life in Mobile and set him on the path to immortality as a pitcher. He situates Satchel as a disciple of Booker T. Washington, as opposed to W.E.B. DuBois, in his approach to dealing with racial segregation. This led some people to view Satchel as an "Uncle Tom" during the Civil Rights Era. Also, he connects Satchel's life story to the overall struggles and efforts of African Americans to leave behind poverty and enjoy, when possible, the trappings of the good life in America.
One difference between Tye's and Ribowski's books is that Tye offers a less positive portrayal of Bob Feller, the Hall of Famer who organized barnstorming teams of white Major League Players that played against Satchel and other Negro League era players. Although Feller later talked and wrote about his respect for Satchel, at the time he made condescending remarks about Satchel and the other players' abilities."
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