A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports

Snyder, Brad

ISBN 10: 067003794X / ISBN 13: 9780670037940

Published by Viking Adult, 2006

Seller Inventory # 067003794X-3-36297869

Synopsis:

Traces the landmark 1969 Supreme Court case between All-Star center fielder Curt Flood and Major League Baseball, documenting how he fought to play for the team of his choice at the cost of his career and placement in the Hall of Fame but paved the way for future players to become free agents.

Review: Captivating . . . places Floods challenge to baseball squarely where it belongs, as the final radical act of the 1960s civil rights movement.
"The Washington Post"
An absorbingand long overduelook at Curt Floods life and influence.
"The Wall Street Journal"
Robust and poignant.
"The Boston Globe"
Generations of ballplayersCurt Floods childrenhave never honored him properly. . . . But with this fine book, Brad Snyder surely has.
"The New York Times Book Review"

aCaptivating . . . places Floodas challenge to baseball squarely where it belongs, as the final radical act of the 1960s civil rights movement.a
a"The Washington Post"
aAn absorbingaand long overduealook at Curt Floodas life and influence.a
a"The Wall Street Journal"
aRobust and poignant.a
a"The Boston Globe"
aGenerations of ballplayersaCurt Floodas childrenahave never honored him properly. . . . But with this fine book, Brad Snyder surely has.a
a"The New York Times Book Review"

?Captivating . . . places Flood's challenge to baseball squarely where it belongs, as the final radical act of the 1960s civil rights movement.?
?"The Washington Post"

?An absorbing?and long overdue?look at Curt Flood's life and influence.?
?"The Wall Street Journal"

?Robust and poignant.?
?"The Boston Globe"

?Generations of ballplayers?Curt Flood's children?have never honored him properly. . . . But with this fine book, Brad Snyder surely has.?
?"The New York Times Book Review"

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for ...
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good