Long taters

By Ron Anderson

Subjects: Biography, Baseball players, Boston red sox (baseball team), Baseball, biography, African American baseball players

Description: "This detailed biography chronicles George "Boomer" Scott's youth in violently racist Mississippi, his impressive 14-year professional career, and the challenges he faced off the field. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the former slugger, this work celebrates the legend and reveals the barriers still existing for black ball players years after Jackie Robinson"--Provided by publisher.