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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1; 1. A Name; 2. A Childhood; Part 2; 3. Coming to America; 4. Just Give Me a Chance; 5. Moving Up; Part 3; 6. The Rookie; 7. Roberto Clemente; 8. Beginning of the End; 9. Dawn of a Decade; 10. Dark Days; 11. Death of a Dictator; 12. The Road to the World Series; 13. 1962 World Series; 14. The Alous Said Hello; the Giants Said Goodbye; Part 4; 15. Brave New World; 16. Settling In; 17. Trouble at Home; 18. Hitting the Sweet Spot; 19. Family Matters; 20. Winding Down; Part 5; 21. The Transition; 22. The Road Back |
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23. Big Time Again in the Big Leagues24. A New Beginning; 25. 1994; 26. The Demise of the Expos and Me; 27. It Ainâ#x80;#x99;t Over till Youâ#x80;#x99;re Done; 28. Managing Philosophy; 29. You Can Go Home Again; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Chronology |
| Summary |
Growing up in a tiny shack in the Dominican Republic, Felipe Alou never dreamed he would be the first man born and raised in his country to play and manage in Major League Baseball--and also the first to play in the World Series. In this extraordinary autobiography, Alou tells of his real dream to become a doctor, and an improbable turn of events that led to the pro contract. Battling racism in the United States and political turmoil in his home country, Alou persevered, paving the way for his brothers and scores of other Dominicans, including his son Moises. Alou played seventeen years in the Major Leagues, accumulating more than two thousand hits and two hundred home runs, and then managed for another fourteen years--four with the San Francisco Giants and ten with the Montreal Expos, where he became the winningest manager in franchise history. Alou's pioneering journey is embedded in the history of baseball, the Dominican Republic, and a remarkable family. Purchase the audio edition |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 23, 2018) |
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Alou, Felipe, 1935-
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Alou, Felipe, 1935- |
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
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Dominican Americans -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Baseball players
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Dominican Americans
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kerasotis, Peter
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| ISBN |
9781496207937 |
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1496207939 |
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9781496207951 |
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1496207955 |
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