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Author Luke, Bob.

Title Willie Wells [electronic resource] : "El Diablo" of the Negro Leagues / Bob Luke ; foreword by Monte Irvin.

Imprint Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xvi, 192 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents He could pick it -- I never went for anything crooked -- Family -- Leaving home to play ball -- The "devil" -- You had to do all kinds of things -- They treat me like a man -- My contract said "ballplayer" -- We'll talk -- He has slowed up afield -- A mind-set put to rest -- Any players with hall of fame credentials? -- Tradition meets fair play -- Why in hell? -- The "devil" is in -- Righting a wrong -- "Baseball is a beautiful game".
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Wells, Willie.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
African American baseball players -- Biography.
Negro leagues.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780292716742 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292717510 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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