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Book Synopsis
The first complete biography of an important Negro League baseball player from Austin, Texas.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Monte Irvin
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. He Could Pick It
  • 2. I Never Went for Anything Crooked
  • 3. Family
  • 4. Leaving Home to Play Ball
  • 5. The "Devil"
  • 6. You Had to Do All Kinds of Things to Get By
  • 7. They Treat Me Like a Man
  • 8. My Contract Said "Ballplayer"
  • 9. We'll Talk
  • 10. He Has Slowed Up Afield
  • 11. A Mind-Set Put to Rest
  • 12. Any Players with Hall of Fame Credentials?
  • 13. Tradition Meets Fair Play
  • 14. Why in Hell?
  • 15. The "Devil" Is In
  • 16. Righting a Wrong
  • 17. "Baseball Is a Beautiful Game"
  • Notes
  • Sources: Books, Magazines, Interviews, Newspapers, and Archives
  • Index

Willie Wells El Diablo of the Negro Leagues

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2007
      ISBN13: 9780292717510, 978-0292717510
      ISBN10: 0292717512

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first complete biography of an important Negro League baseball player from Austin, Texas.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword by Monte Irvin
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • 1. He Could Pick It
      • 2. I Never Went for Anything Crooked
      • 3. Family
      • 4. Leaving Home to Play Ball
      • 5. The "Devil"
      • 6. You Had to Do All Kinds of Things to Get By
      • 7. They Treat Me Like a Man
      • 8. My Contract Said "Ballplayer"
      • 9. We'll Talk
      • 10. He Has Slowed Up Afield
      • 11. A Mind-Set Put to Rest
      • 12. Any Players with Hall of Fame Credentials?
      • 13. Tradition Meets Fair Play
      • 14. Why in Hell?
      • 15. The "Devil" Is In
      • 16. Righting a Wrong
      • 17. "Baseball Is a Beautiful Game"
      • Notes
      • Sources: Books, Magazines, Interviews, Newspapers, and Archives
      • Index

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