Bibliograph

Campy, the two lives of Roy Campanella, Neil Lanctot

Type

Label

Campy, the two lives of Roy Campanella, Neil Lanctot

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-494) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Campy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

646112756

Responsibility statement

Neil Lanctot

Sub title

the two lives of Roy Campanella

Summary

Traces the life and career of the gifted athlete, tracing his achievements playing with the Negro Leagues and Brooklyn Dodgers before the accident that rendered him a quadriplegic and pioneer in rehabilitative physical therapy

Table Of Contents

Nicetown boy -- The big league of colored baseball -- Mackey's protégé -- Elite giant -- A rising star -- War and a tryout -- Mexico -- Mr. Rickey -- Nashua -- Brooklyn -- Out of the shadows -- The split -- A year to remember -- Aches, pains, and a comeback -- It hurts up here -- Redemption -- The luckiest man in the world -- Dosoris Lane -- A different kind of life -- Boy of summer -- Roy Campanella batting record

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