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| Named Person: | Buck O'Neil; Joe Posnanski |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joe Posnanski |
| ISBN: | 9780060854034 0060854030 |
| OCLC Number: | 83305847 |
| Description: | 276 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Warming up a riff -- Buck O'Neil's America -- Winter. They can't take that away from me ; Nicodemus -- Spring. I like to recognize the tune ; A ballgame in Houston ; It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) ; Buck O'Neil day -- Summer. Blue skies ; New York, New York ; These foolish things (remind me of you) ; Fathers and sons ; Summertime ; Gary, Indiana ; I'd rather have a memory than a dream ; Classrooms in Atlanta ; Isn't this a lovely day? -- Autumn. I got a right to sing the blues ; A funeral in Chicago ; Washington -- Winter (take 2). Home. |
| Responsibility: | Joe Posnanski. |
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Abstract:
Documents the author's cross-country travels at the side of Negro Leagues champion Buck O'Neil, a journey during which the pair sought to recapture their love of the game, remembered O'Neil's history-making career, and explored the numerous challenges that the sport has overcome.
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