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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings: A NOVEL | 
 enlarge | Author: William Brashler
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1159406
Media: Paperback
Pages: 280
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0252062876
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780252062872
ASIN: 0252062876
Publication Date: July 1, 1993
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Condition: Great condition! Covers show some minor wear. Text excellent! Tightly bound! // cto
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This marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of a classic of baseball fiction. William Brashler's novel is the story of a black barnstorming ball club in 1939, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's unofficial color barrier. It was made into a popular film in 1976 that starred James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams, and Richard Pryor. This edition includes a new preface by the author and an introduction by Peter Bjarkman that sets the novel in the context both of scholarly literature on the Negro Baseball Leagues and of sports fiction.
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Super Book August 15, 2006
N. Bilmes (Vernon, CT United States)
My only complaint about this book was that it was too short.
I waited too long. Brashler's book sent me back in time to the 1930s and let me enter the world of Negro League baseball, and the atmospheric writing transported me there thoroughly. I'm now going to rent the DVD, and hope it's half as good as the book.
I recommend this book to anyone who's a fan of baseball history.
The Soul Of Baseball... February 24, 2002
Erren (San Francisco, California)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
there was never a dull moment reading this. inspired by countless tape recordings brashler made with cool papa bell and satchel paige, this books puts you into the lives of back baseball players in the 1930's as they travel through the midwest, often encountering prejudice, con-men, loneliness and self-doubt but sticking to their guns and rising about the drama. the language brashler uses to tell the tale makes it authentic and warm. a perfect companion to the movie...
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