Full name: Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend

Author: Larry Tye Year: 2009 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Award winners Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780812977974 0812977971

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. Similar books: Joe DiMaggio by Richard Ben Cramer Stan Musial by George Vecsey The Last Hero by Howard Bryant Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy The Kid by Ben Bradlee, Jr. Willie Mays by James S. Hirsch Clemente by David Maraniss Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig Ted Williams by Leigh Montville Babe by Robert W. Creamer Ty Cobb by Charles C. Alexander The Soul of Baseball by Joe Posnanski Lefty by Vernona Gomez Roger Maris by Tom Clavin Stengel by Robert W. Creamer The Fault in Our Stars by John Green The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins