Heroes in Hard Times: Satchel Paige, Dizzy Dean, and Baseball in Depression America

by George Ehring

Book Overview

As the Great Depression of the 1930s bit hard into North America, heroes - sometimes from the most unlikely quarters - emerged to distract and entertain the public. Some of the greatest earned their status on a baseball field, and in Heroes in Hard Times you will find two of baseball's most talented and colorful pitchers: Dizzy Dean, ace of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Satchel Paige, star of the Negro Leagues. Though Dizzy and Satchel shared a childhood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499372973
• ISBN13: 9781499372977
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"