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Our white boy
- Title
- Our white boy / Jerry Craft, with Kathleen Sullivan ; foreword by Larry Lester.
- Author
- Craft, Jerry, 1937-
- Publication
- Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, ©2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV865.C678 C73 2010 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Sullivan, Kathleen, 1969-
- Description
- xxx, 241 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Tells the story of Jerry Craft, rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, who was the first white man to play in the West Texas Colored League during the summers of 1959 and 1960. Craft was pitcher for the Wichita Falls/Graham Stars, a small, semi-professional, all-black team"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Sport in the American West
- Uniform Title
- Sport in the American West
- Subject
- Craft, Jerry, 1937-
- Pitchers (Baseball) > Texas, West > Biography
- Baseball players > Texas, West > Biography
- Mayors > Texas > Jacksboro > Biography
- Negro leagues > Texas, West > History
- African American baseball players > Texas, West > History
- Baseball > Texas, West > History
- African American baseball players
- Baseball
- Baseball players
- Mayors
- Negro leagues
- Pitchers (Baseball)
- Race relations
- Texas, West > Race relations
- Texas > Jacksboro
- West Texas
- Genre/Form
- autobiographies (literary works)
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- History
- Autobiographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- An interesting experiment -- Growing up in Jacksboro -- Experiences in higher education -- Becoming a star -- Welcome to our world, white boy -- Calf fries and home runs -- Second season -- Lessons from a black man -- The last inning.
- ISBN
- 9780896726741
- 0896726746
- LCCN
- 2009046591
- OCLC
- ocn468231868
- 468231868
- SCSB-1545600
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library