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Satchel by Larry Tye
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May 04, 2010 | ISBN 9780812977974

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“Having known Satchel when I was a young ballplayer, I’m reminded of the man who took over the game with both his superior pitching and his dynamic personality. This book is a must-read that captures the essence of one of the greatest legends in baseball history, Satchel Paige.”—Dusty Baker

“Knowing Satchel Paige is knowing nobody like him. This is a superb book about an outstanding man.”—Yogi Berra

“First, make a list of, say, the five athletes of all time you’d want to invite to the house for a night of beer and nonsense. Second, if you haven’t picked Leroy (Satchel) Paige, one of the others has to go. (Good-bye Wilt, Arnie, Whomever.) Third, get up the cash for this book and Satchel’s there. Larry Tye delivers him in fine, robust prose, living and breathing, riding the buses and breaking off outrageous curve balls and figuring out the complexities of segregated America. Great stuff.”—Leigh Montville, author of The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

Satchel is a wonderful book. Larry Tye, with his deep research and clear writing, does not just baseball fans but all of America a great service by showing us the real Leroy Paige and why he deserves his legendary status on and off the mound.”—David Maraniss, author of Clemente and When Pride Still Mattered

“It takes nothing away from Jackie Robinson to note, as Larry Tye does in this important new book, that Satchel Paige—he of a fastball of historic proportions–is an overlooked pioneer in the integration of baseball, and of America itself. This engaging biography sheds light not only on Paige but on the game and the country he helped change forever.”—Jon Meacham

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