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In contrast to these humble beginnings, Satchel recounts his later connections with film and music celebrities like Orson Welles, Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holliday, and Cab Calloway. He also expounds on his friendships with other sports greats, including Goose Tatum, Meadowlark Lemon, and Sugar Ray Robinson. The Ironic intersections between oppression and fame, and between poverty and wealth, that emerge from Palge's narrative memoir exemplify the affliction of talent and genius in an era of racial discrimination and segregation.

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This is the stuff of dreams - overhearing a lively conversation between two voluble Southern originals.... It plays like a rare homemade movie.... I've read much about ol' Satch over the years, even hung out with him once myself, but I've never seen or heard anything about him as revealing as this book. - Paul Hemphill, author of Lost in the Lights: Sports, Dreams, and Life; Enormously entertaining.... Could easily be titled 'Satchel and Me'.... Reading this book is like finding a treasure trove of letters and snapshots illuminating the life of perhaps the most colorful player in baseball history. It's an essential edition to any baseball library. - Allen Barra, The Wall Street Journal, author of The Last Coach: The Life of Paul Bear Bryant

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William Price Fox is Professor and Writer-In-Residence at the University of South Carolina. He is author of nine books, including Moonshine Light, Moonshine Bright; Wild Blue Yonder; and Lunatic Wind: Surviving the Storm of the Century.

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