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“Baseball fanatic or not, anyone who passes up reading this book is doing themselves a disservice.”
—MLBHomeRun.com
“Knowing Satchel Paige is knowing nobody like him. This is a superb book about an outstanding man.”
—Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame catcher and manager
Seymour Medal for Best Baseball Biography of 2009
CASEY Award for Best Baseball
Book of 2009
A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. Click here for Teachers’ Guide.
New York Times Bestseller
“Among the rare biographies of an athlete that transcend sports.”
—The Boston Globe
“Discerning, empathetic, and hype-free . . . Satchel makes a cool, clear, tenacious effort to find the real Paige behind all that hyperbole.”
—The New York Times
“Larry Tye has hit a homerun with Satchel.”
—The Associated Press
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