Our White Boy by Craft, Jerry

Our White Boy

At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had no more enticing...
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Author: Jerry Craft
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Our White Boy by Craft, Jerry

Our White Boy

CHF 38.76

Our White Boy

CHF 38.76
Author: Jerry Craft
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had no more enticing options than to stay home and help on the family ranch--so the telephoned offer to play for a semipro baseball club he'd never heard of came as a welcome surprise. But Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he reported for tryout and discovered he'd been recruited for the West Texas Colored League. Wichita Falls/Graham Stars manager Carl Sedberry persuaded Craft to put aside his misgivings and pitch for the Stars. Despite the derision of black teammates, fans, and opponents, and his own trepidation, "that white boy" took the mound to close a rousing victory in his first game. At home and on the road in segregated Texas, Craft saw discrimination firsthand and from every side. Yet out of his two seasons with the Stars comes an unlikely story of respect, character, humor, and ultimately friendship as the teammates pulled together to succeed in a game they loved.

Author: Jerry Craft
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 02/25/2010
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780896726741


Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2010

About the Author
Jerry Craft, rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, was the first white man to play in the West Texas Colored League, during the summers of 1959 and 1960. A pioneer in the national cable television industry, he lives in Jacksboro and operates ranches in Texas and New Mexico.Kathleen Sullivan, who holds degrees from Baylor University and Arizona State University, has taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and Southern Methodist University. A member of the Sport Literature Association and the Society for American Baseball Research, she is the author of reviews and articles on sport literature and Women Characters in Baseball Literature: A Critical Study. She lives in Arlington, Texas.Larry Lester is co-chairman of the Negro Leagues Committee for the Society for American Baseball Research.

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