Willie Wells: El Diablo of the Negro Leagues
Awards:   Winner of Robert Peterson Recognition Award 2008 (United States)
Author:   Bob Luke ,  Monte Irvin
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9780292717510


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Format:   Paperback
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  • Winner of Robert Peterson Recognition Award 2008 (United States)

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Author:   Bob Luke ,  Monte Irvin
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292717510


ISBN 10:   0292717512
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword by Monte Irvin Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. He Could Pick It 2. I Never Went for Anything Crooked 3. Family 4. Leaving Home to Play Ball 5. The Devil 6. You Had to Do All Kinds of Things to Get By 7. They Treat Me Like a Man 8. My Contract Said Ballplayer 9. We'll Talk 10. He Has Slowed Up Afield 11. A Mind-Set Put to Rest 12. Any Players with Hall of Fame Credentials? 13. Tradition Meets Fair Play 14. Why in Hell? 15. The Devil Is In 16. Righting a Wrong 17. Baseball Is a Beautiful Game Notes Sources: Books, Magazines, Interviews, Newspapers, and Archives Index

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Bob Luke is the author of Dean of Umpires: A Biography of Bill McGowan, 1896-1954. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.

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