Baseball's First Indian : The Story of Penobscot Legend Louis Sockalexis
by
Ed Rice
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1608936732
ISBN-13
9781608936731
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint
Down East Books,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 21st, 2019
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
363 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 15.40 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: sportIndigenous peoplesBaseball
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Exploring the brilliant but too-brief major league career of the "Deerfoot of the Diamond," Baseball's First Indian follows Louis Sockalexis's rise to the majors, his fall to the minor leagues of New England, and his final return to the reservation in Maine, where he continued to coach baseball and work as an umpire.
Born in 1871 on Maine''s Penobscot Indian reservation and nephew of a chief, Louis Sockalexis became professional baseball''s first American Indian player. Ultimately, his prowess on the diamond inspired the name Cleveland''s baseball team carries today.Exploring the brilliant but too-brief major league career of the "Deerfoot of the Diamond," Baseball''s First Indian follows Sockalexis''s rise to the majors, his fall to the minor leagues of New England, and his final return to the reservation in Maine, where he continued to coach baseball and work as an umpire.This fascinating study of the life of Louis Sockalexis is filled with game action and leavened by the flamboyant and colorful stories of 19th century sportswriters who frequently invented what the truth would not supply. It''s a treasure for every student of baseball history.
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