Double Play
"Parker pretty much defies category altogether in this deeply felt and intimately told memory tale, which takes place during the historic baseball season of 1947...Fusing this chapter of sports history with a hard-boiled gangster plot and haunting recollections of his own Boston boyhood, Parker...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Berkley Books
2004
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Add Tag | Summary: | "Parker pretty much defies category altogether in this deeply felt and intimately told memory tale, which takes place during the historic baseball season of 1947...Fusing this chapter of sports history with a hard-boiled gangster plot and haunting recollections of his own Boston boyhood, Parker fashions a hugely entertaining fiction."-The New York Times |
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| Physical Description: | 289 pages 18 cm |
| ISBN: | 0425199630 (paperback) 071831007995 (paperback) |
What I learned from Jackie Robinson a teammate's reflections on and off the field