Indian summer : the forgotten story of Louis Sockalexis, the first native American in major league baseball
Traces the brief professional baseball career of Native American Louis Francis Sockalexis, discussing his childhood, the impact of alcoholism and racism on his career, and how he inspired the name of the Cleveland Indians.
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Emmaus, Pa. : New York :
Rodale ; Distributed to the Book trade by St. Martin's Press,
©2003.
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Traces the brief professional baseball career of Native American Louis Francis Sockalexis, discussing his childhood, the impact of alcoholism and racism on his career, and how he inspired the name of the Cleveland Indians. |
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x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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1579545874 9781579545871 |