{"product_id":"catching-dreams-my-life-in-the-negro-baseball-leagues-9780815606581","title":"Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a rare memoir about the Negro Leagues and its celebrated players, Frazier \"Slow\" Robinson offers an inspiring and often entertaining view of the black baseball diamond through a catcher's mask. In 1939, at the age of 29--after playing professional baseball for twelve years--Frazier Robinson caught the legendary Satchel Paige in barnstorming games from New Orleans to Walla Walla. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobinson played several more seasons in the Negro Leagues before finishing his career in Canada. While his career was a solid one, it was less spectacular than that of his friend and Hall-of-Famer, Satchel Paige, and so more typical of the experience of most Negro Leaguers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly embroidered with the threads of black society and of life as a black athlete in a racially divided nation, Robinson recounts his long career with the skill and ease of a natural storyteller. He covers, in remarkable detail, the personal perspective of the men, the teams, and the times that\u003cbr\u003eshaped this uniquely American subculture. From playing catcher for obscure industrial teams to barnstorming with Satchel Paige, he chronologically traces his nationwide path through the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and early '50s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Foreword by John \"Buck\" O'Neil and Introduction by Gerald Early place Robinson squarely in the world of sports, African American culture, and American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frazier Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 6.17w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815606581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrazier \"Slow\" Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e played professional baseball in parts of four decades beginning in the 1920s. He caught for Hall-of-Fame pitchers Satchel Paige and Leon Day and played with many other legendary\u003cbr\u003eegro Leaguers. He died in 1997. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e is a rare book dealer specializing in baseball. He lives in Kent, Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183718051955,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dd2256d4-3e6f-4627-aa66-31246985d7bb.jpg?v=1655558833","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/catching-dreams-my-life-in-the-negro-baseball-leagues-9780815606581","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}