The Veracruz Blues

The Veracruz Blues
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Publisher : Penguin Group
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0140260285
ISBN-13 : 9780140260281
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Book Synopsis The Veracruz Blues by : Mark Winegardner

Download or read book The Veracruz Blues written by Mark Winegardner and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on actual events during the turbulent, postwar baseball days of 1946, this captivating, darkly comic novel tells of a group of American players who, frustrated by their treatment at the hands of the major league owners, begin defecting to a Mexican baseball league.


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