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"Money-Making" Mitch Moody has the best of both worlds. Not only is he one of Bridgeport, Connecticut's top street-numbers bookies, his father is one of the wealthiest men in America which says a lot for a Black man in 1943. Suddenly, both worlds collide when his uncle and business partner is brutally murdered during a numbers house robbery. After Mitch makes a decision to give up the street-life, his father gives him an opportunity to prove his worth by building an All "Colored" baseball team from scratch. Mitch's journey takes the team on a roller coaster ride against the world's best baseball players in the world, including both Major League and Negro League players. They must also deal with the extreme racism in the game that at the time, continued to ban players of color from playing in the Major Leagues. The name of the team soon became the BRIDGEPORT ELITE TIGERS. With the color barrier on the way to being broken, the Elite Tigers earn the respect from players of all races. That includes Negro League legends like Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson who have something they all want and are willing to play for.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9798842492572
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 220
  • Udgivet:
  • 17. august 2022
  • Størrelse:
  • 178x254x12 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 390 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 10. december 2024
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"Money-Making" Mitch Moody has the best of both worlds. Not only is he one of Bridgeport, Connecticut's top street-numbers bookies, his father is one of the wealthiest men in America which says a lot for a Black man in 1943. Suddenly, both worlds collide when his uncle and business partner is brutally murdered during a numbers house robbery. After Mitch makes a decision to give up the street-life, his father gives him an opportunity to prove his worth by building an All "Colored" baseball team from scratch.
Mitch's journey takes the team on a roller coaster ride against the world's best baseball players in the world, including both Major League and Negro League players. They must also deal with the extreme racism in the game that at the time, continued to ban players of color from playing in the Major Leagues. The name of the team soon became the BRIDGEPORT ELITE TIGERS.
With the color barrier on the way to being broken, the Elite Tigers earn the respect from players of all races. That includes Negro League legends like Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson who have something they all want and are willing to play for.

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