The Pitcher and the Dictator: Satchel Paige's Unlikely Season in the Dominican Republic
- ISBN-10
- 1496205499
- ISBN-13
- 9781496205490
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-04
- Publisher
- U of Nebraska Press
- Author
- Averell Smith
Description
"How Satchel Paige spent one season playing for the dictator Rafael Trujillo's team in the Dominican Republic"--
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