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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings

A NOVEL

William Brashler author Peter C Bjarkman editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Published:1st Jul '93

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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings cover

William Brashler's novel is story of a black barnstorming ball club in 1939, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's unofficial color barrier. This edition includes a preface by the author and an introduction by Peter Bjarkman discussing the novel's place in books about the Negro Baseball Leagues and in sports fiction in general.

"Captivating. Brashler writes in a low-keyed tone that catches the highs and lows of some bad old days."--New York Times Book Review
"Inspired by hours-long tapes of conversations with Cool Papa Bell and Satchel Paige, Brashler has recreated singular scenes of that little-publicized lifestyle. To embellish his story he has fashioned a unique dialogue that is bawdy and delightful."--Chicago Sun-Times

ISBN: 9780252062872

Dimensions: 210mm x 137mm x 22mm

Weight: 313g

280 pages