Pitching for the Stars
My Seasons Across the Color Line
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2013
Book
Hardback
136 pages
978-0-89672-787-8 (ISBN)
Description
The author of the memoir Our White Boy tells his story for younger readers: in 1959 Carl Sedberry, team manager of the Wichita Falls/Graham Stars successfully recruits their first white player, pitcher Jerry Craft. During the next two years, the team plays baseball together in the West Texas Colored League while listening to their manager's observations about sports and life, experiences that will change them forever. Craft relates an unlikely story of respect, character, humor, and ultimately friendship with Mr. Sedberry and his boys as the teammates pulled together to succeed in a game they all loved.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Texas
United States
Target group
US School Grade: From Preschool to First Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
17 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89672-787-8 (9780896727878)
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04/2020
Naval Institute Press
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Persons
Jerry Craft, rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, was the first white man to play in the West Texas Colored League, during the summers of 1959 and 1960. A pioneer in the national cable television industry, he lives in Jacksboro and operates ranches in Texas and New Mexico. Kathleen Sullivan, who holds degrees from Baylor University and Arizona State University, has taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and Southern Methodist University. A member of the Sport Literature Association and the Society for American Baseball Research, she lives in Arlington, Texas.