Willie Stargell a life in baseball

"This book brings to life one of baseball's greatest sluggers, Willie Stargell, first by examining the factors that shaped him as a man growing up in tumultuous racial times of the 1950s and '60s, then by recreating the major moments in his Hall of Fame baseball career, and finally by...

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Main Author: Garland, Frank.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
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Summary: "This book brings to life one of baseball's greatest sluggers, Willie Stargell, first by examining the factors that shaped him as a man growing up in tumultuous racial times of the 1950s and '60s, then by recreating the major moments in his Hall of Fame baseball career, and finally by tracing his endeavors during the post-playing days"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 263 p. 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780786465347 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786465344 (softcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Frank Garland, a native of Pittsburgh, worked for more than 25 years as a reporter at several northern California newspapers and is now the journalism communications program director at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.