Hank Thompson's Blues

Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, History, Biography & Memoir, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book Hank Thompson's Blues by Theodore Hamm, Walter Chiu, Nobody Rocks Press
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Author: Theodore Hamm, Walter Chiu ISBN: 9780981964713
Publisher: Nobody Rocks Press Publication: May 15, 2009
Imprint: Nobody Rocks Press Language: English
Author: Theodore Hamm, Walter Chiu
ISBN: 9780981964713
Publisher: Nobody Rocks Press
Publication: May 15, 2009
Imprint: Nobody Rocks Press
Language: English
Based on the true story of how one man rose to the heights of baseball glory only to fall into the depths of the Texas prison system,Hank Thompson's Blues recounts the life of the third black player in the major leagues. Hank Thompson (1925-1969) starred for the New York Giants in the 1954 World Series before his drinking problems ruined his promising baseball career. Hank Thompson's Blues is a rollicking first-person account of Thompson's rollercoaster ride, the story of a man who overcame racism but could not corral his own personal demons.
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Based on the true story of how one man rose to the heights of baseball glory only to fall into the depths of the Texas prison system,Hank Thompson's Blues recounts the life of the third black player in the major leagues. Hank Thompson (1925-1969) starred for the New York Giants in the 1954 World Series before his drinking problems ruined his promising baseball career. Hank Thompson's Blues is a rollicking first-person account of Thompson's rollercoaster ride, the story of a man who overcame racism but could not corral his own personal demons.

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