Mark Ribowsky

Josh Gibson: The Power and the Darkness

The Power and the Darkness

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Produktbeschreibung

Mark Ribowsky, the widely acclaimed biographer of "Satchel Paige," pulls no punches in his portrait of this magnificent, troubled athlete. Ribowsky shows Gibson's dark side, but he also enhances Gibson's historical status even as he separates fact from fiction by examining the truth behind his legendary performances. "Josh Gibson" is the most complete, thorough, and authoritative account of the life of black ball's greatest hitter, and one of its most important stars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 144mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9780252072246
• ISBN-10: 0252072243
• Artikelnr.: 21774797

Autorenporträt

Mark Ribowsky is the author of several highly regarded books, including Don't Look Back, on Satchel Paige, and A Complete History of the Negro Leagues, 1884-1955.  

Inhaltsangabe

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Man
2. Prelude to Professionalism
3. Gray and Blue
4. Home Run: Gibson
5. The Revenge of Big Red
6. Satch and Josh
7. Seasons End-to-End
8. A Player
9. Bronzed Bambino
10. A Complex Temperament
11. A Martyr to the Cause
Illustrations
12. A Household Word
13. Gone South
14. Josh Versus Satch
15. Tomorrow May Not Come
16. Last Call
17. Legacy
Index