Event Title
Discussion of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series that Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin
Location
Via Zoom
Start Date
21-10-2021 12:00 PM
End Date
21-10-2021 1:30 PM
Description
The riveting story of four men--Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige--whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball. —Amazon
Discussion Leader: Dennis Keating, CSU Emeritus Professor/Member, Friends of the Library.
Friends of the Library book discussions are free and open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students and the general public.
Book supplements:
Richard Sandomir. "Cleveland Indians in 1948: A Story of Integration" New York Times (October 23, 2016)
A conversation between Scott Simon and author Luke Epplin on NPR's Weekend Edition: "How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team to Win the 1948 World Series" (March 27, 2021)
Cleveland Indians: A Championship Season: Link to YouTube Video (Credits the Michael Schwartz Library Cleveland Memory Project for the photos) (August 2, 2012)
"The Greatest Single Baseball Series Ever? Hands-down, Lou Boudreau of the 1948 Indians: Steve Traina", Plain Dealer Commentary (September 29, 2021)
Cost to Attend
Free and open to the public
Event Location
Discussion of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series that Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin
Via Zoom
The riveting story of four men--Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige--whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball. —Amazon
Discussion Leader: Dennis Keating, CSU Emeritus Professor/Member, Friends of the Library.
Friends of the Library book discussions are free and open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students and the general public.
Book supplements:
Richard Sandomir. "Cleveland Indians in 1948: A Story of Integration" New York Times (October 23, 2016)
A conversation between Scott Simon and author Luke Epplin on NPR's Weekend Edition: "How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team to Win the 1948 World Series" (March 27, 2021)
Cleveland Indians: A Championship Season: Link to YouTube Video (Credits the Michael Schwartz Library Cleveland Memory Project for the photos) (August 2, 2012)
"The Greatest Single Baseball Series Ever? Hands-down, Lou Boudreau of the 1948 Indians: Steve Traina", Plain Dealer Commentary (September 29, 2021)
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