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Name: Satchel

Full title: Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
Author: Larry Tye
Year: 2009
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Winner of the Casey award in 2009.

This is the first biography of Satchel Paige, the premier pitcher of the Negro Leagues. This is the definitive biography of a black showman-athlete. The author interviewed more than 200 veteran fellow players of the Negro and Major Leagues.
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