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Singled out the true story of Glenn Burke

"The true story of Glenn Burke, a "hidden figure" in the history of sports: the inventor of the high five and the first openly gay MLB player"--

Main Author: Maraniss, Andrew (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
Subjects:
Burke, Glenn > Young adult nonfiction.
Baseball players > United States > Biography > Young adult nonfiction.
African American baseball players > Biography > Young adult nonfiction.
Gay athletes > United States > Biography > Young adult nonfiction.
Biographies > Young adult.
Table of Contents:
  • Joy and pain
  • Top of the heap
  • Heart's desire
  • Bushrod king
  • Hot stuff
  • Money talks
  • God's gift to baseball
  • Truth or dare
  • Bad blood
  • Unforgettable
  • Living in a closet
  • Glistening
  • Cup of coffee
  • On fire
  • Open secret
  • Hands up
  • Big blue wrecking crew
  • Indecent proposal
  • Blackballed
  • Superfreaky
  • Signature moment
  • Unraveling
  • Disco inferno
  • Don't call it a comeback
  • Top dog
  • Russian river
  • Got to let it show
  • Ground Zero for the plague
  • The crushing blow
  • The terror of knowing
  • No burden is he
  • Monumental.

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