Mac Suitcase Sefton, a scout for the New York Yankees, discovers the next phenom pitcher--Jerry Yamada--however the pitcher is locked in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II and in his work to get Yamada freed Sefton has a profound outlook on life and is forced to address issues of personal integrity, racism, internment and American values and dreams.
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Mac Suitcase Sefton, a scout for the New York Yankees, discovers the next phenom pitcher--Jerry Yamada--however the pitcher is locked in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II and in his work to get Yamada freed Sefton has a profound outlook on life and is forced to address issues of personal integrity, racism, internment and American values and dreams.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Triumph Books, 2006. Signed and inscribed by author at the Title page; dustjacket faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned; cover ever-so-slightly rubbed/bumped/soiled; edges faintly rubbed/bumped/sunned, very faintly soiled; interior signed and inscribed by author at the Title page, very faint pencil erasure along the top edge of the ffep; binding tight; dustjacket, cover, edges and interior intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'To Alice and Jack with great affection by the author aon the the title page. No stated edition or numberline (1st printing). Dust jacket as new. Pageblock has very faint toning to the edges. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. A baseball novel about the Japanese internees of World War II by the author of 'When the Mississippi Ran Backwards' and 'Hitting (An Official Major League Baseball Book)'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by author on title page (signature only).1st edition, no numberline (1st printing). Very faint edgewear to dust jacket, otherwise as new. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. A baseball novel about the Japanese internees of World War II by the author of 'When the Mississippi Ran Backwards'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. BG3-A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected galley book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated white wraps with only very, very slight overall shelf wear. A novel about a sout for the New York Yankees who discovers a left-handed pitcher in a Japanese-American internment camp in the Arizona desert during World War II. The novel grew out of the author's historical research into baseball in the internment camps. By the author of the article "Baseball Behind Barbed Wire" and "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards." 229p.
