Alou: My Baseball Journey

by Peter Kerasotis and Felipe Alou

Book Overview

Growing up in a tiny shack in the Dominican Republic, Felipe Alou never dreamed he would be the first man born and raised in his country to play and manage in Major League Baseball--and also the first to play in the World Series.

In this extraordinary autobiography, Alou tells of his real dream to become a doctor, and an improbable turn of events that led to the pro contract. Battling racism in the United States and political turmoil in his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496201523
• ISBN13: 9781496201522
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"