Author(s): Pete Diprimio
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: Purple Toad Publishing
Language: English
Date Published: 2016-10-15
Dimensions: 185 x 239 x 10mm
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

Brace to meet some of the biggest baseball stars of the Negro Leagues. They were men and women of glory and achevement, of spectacular ability and heartbreaking obstacles. They rose above discrimination to pursue their dreams. Cool Papa Bell was once said to be so fast, he could outrun electricity. Another story had Josh Gibson hit a towering fly ball in Pittsburgh that didn't land until the next day-in Philadelphia! Pitcher Satchel Paige won with a blistering fastball when he was young, and then with experience and creativity when he was old. He played with charm and witty sayings: Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. Nobody messed with Oscar Charleston or fielded better than John Pop Lloyd.Women such as Peanut Johnson and Toni Stone also made big impressions. These are among the brightest stars of a league, gone but never forgotten.